Literary Analysis Quiz
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the term "author's claim"?
The reason an author writes a text
A statement that supports a position, the author's point of view which the author must prove
The most important idea in a text
How the author shows you the way the writer or a character views a topic or situation
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "author's purpose" refer to?
The implied meaning of a word apart from its dictionary meaning
The most important idea in a text
The reason an author writes (persuade, inform, entertain)
What happens as a result of an event or action
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "central idea" mean?
To judge or calculate the value of something
The most important idea in a text
A statement that supports a position, the author's point of view which the author must prove
Language that does not mean exactly what it says
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "compare" mean in the context of analyzing texts?
To tell how two more texts or ideas are the same
To show how two more texts or ideas are different
To develop or explain an idea further
To make an idea known or understandable
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of "connotative"?
The reason an author writes a text
The most important idea in a text
The implied meaning of a word apart from its dictionary meaning
A statement that supports a position, the author's point of view which the author must prove
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "contrast" mean in the context of analyzing texts?
To tell how two more texts or ideas are the same
To show how two more texts or ideas are different
To develop or explain an idea further
To make an idea known or understandable
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RI.6.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "contribute to ideas" refer to?
How does this add to the central idea
To judge or calculate the value of something
The most important idea in a text
The reason an author writes a text
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
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