Text Dependent Analysis Skills Quiz

What is the primary purpose of using text-dependent analysis in reading comprehension?

• To memorize facts and details from the text

• To encourage guessing the meaning of unknown words

• To analyze the text closely and support answers with evidence

• To write a summary of the text without citing specific details

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

When a question asks you to infer the theme of a story, what are you being asked to do?

• List all the events in the story in chronological order

• Identify the main idea or underlying message of the story

• Describe the setting in detail

• Explain the motivations of each character

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

What does it mean to analyze a character's development over the course of a text?

• To describe the character's physical appearance

• To list every action the character takes

• To explain how and why the character changes throughout the story

• To choose which character is the protagonist

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How can you determine the tone of a piece of writing?

• By counting the number of paragraphs

• By examining the author's choice of words and phrases

• By looking for the main idea

• By identifying the genre of the text

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the best way to identify the point of view from which a story is narrated?

• By determining the story's setting

• By identifying the main conflict

• By looking at the pronouns the narrator uses

• By counting the number of characters

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Why is it important to understand the context in which a text was written?

• It helps to increase the word count of an essay

• It can provide insight into the text's purpose and meaning

• It makes the text easier to memorize

• It is only important for historical texts

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What does it mean to synthesize information from multiple texts?

• To summarize each text separately

• To find contradictions among the texts

• To combine insights from various texts to form a new understanding

• To choose the best text and disregard the others

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

How can you best determine an author's purpose in writing a text?

• By looking at the book's cover

• By identifying whether the text is fiction or non-fiction

• By analyzing the text for clues about why the author wrote it

• By guessing based on the title

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

What is a text's structure?

• The length of the text

• The order and organization of ideas in the text

• The number of chapters in a book

• The font and size of the text

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why is it important to identify and understand symbols in a text?

• Symbols can provide deeper insight into the text's themes and messages

• Symbols tell us about the author's personal life

• Symbols make the text more interesting to read

• Understanding symbols is only important for poetry

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7