Citing Textual Evidence Review (2)

Citing Textual Evidence Review

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I am going to give you a series of trivia questions about citing textual evidence (quotes) in a sentence. Choose the best answer for each question.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence cites textual evidence correctly?

• The author is able to portray a suspenseful tone when he says, “My dear fellow,’ said the general, ‘there is one that can.’ ‘But you can’t-’ gasped Rainsford. ‘And why not” (Connell 11).

•  “I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war — ”(Connell 11).

Multiple Choice

What is wrong about this sentence as it tries to cite textual evidence?

 

“I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war — ”(Connell 11).

• They did not include the author's first name.

• They did not introduce the quote with their own words.

• They did not put the quotation mark after the period at the end of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence cites textual evidence correctly?

• Three feet from the pit a man was standing, with an electric torch in his hand.¨ (Connell 19)

• Many things from the story make the reader feel a certain way when 

  reading like when Rainsford thought, “a gigantic creature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist” (Connell 6).

Multiple Choice

Choose the BEST correction for this sentence that is citing textual evidence.

Three feet from the pit a man was standing, with an electric torch in his hand.¨ (Connell 19)

• "Three feet from the pit a man was standing, with an electric torch in his hand.¨ (Connell 19)

• For example, the text states that Rainsford saw that General Zee was standing "Three feet from the pit" and he was holding "an electric torch in his hand¨ (Connell 19).

• For example, the text states that Rainsford saw that General Zee was standing "Three feet from the pit" and he was holding "an electric torch in his hand.¨ (Connell 19)

Multiple Choice

Choose the BEST correction for this sentence that is citing textual evidence.

Another part of the story weirded me out on page 10 paragraph 95, “ No animal has a chance against me anymore”.

• Another part of the story that weirded me out on page 10 paragraph 95 when Rainsford said "No animal has a chance against me anymore” (Connell 10).

• Another part of the story weirded me out was when Rainsford said "No animal has a chance against me anymore” (Connell 10).

• Another part of the story weirded me out was when Rainsford said "No animal has a chance against me anymore.” (Connell 10)

• "No animal has a chance against me anymore” (Connell 10)