Critical Reading Skills Quiz

What is the process of thinking that involves providing inferences or conclusions?

• Analyzing

• Evaluating

• Problem-solving

• Making Decisions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is NOT a clue to look for when analyzing textual evidence?

• Facts

• Testimony

• Anecdotal Evidence

• Expertise

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a statement based on facts but is otherwise difficult to prove?

• Fact

• Opinion

• Preference

• Convention

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the ability to fully analyze a text and state the meaning of the text as a whole?

• Interpretation of the text

• Identifying Assertion

• Emphatic Assertion

• Basic Assertion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a strong, forceful, confident, positive statement about a belief or fact?

• Basic Assertion

• Emphatic Assertion

• Language Assertion

• Identifying Assertion

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the process of carefully listening, writing, conversing, and questioning while interacting with a text?

• Conversation

• Writing

• Questioning

• Listening

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the best way to gain credibility when formulating a counterclaim?

• Collect evidence of other authors of the same literary work

• Express ideas clearly and directly

• State the author's beliefs

• Use 'I' language

What should you do when faced with academic material that presents the author's interpretation and opinion?

• Ignore the author's perspective

• Examine critically

• Avoid reading

• Accept without question

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the first step to follow for critical reading?

• Resolve Confusion

• Self-reflect

• Read to Understand

• Examine the text and Context

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the purpose of a counterclaim?

• Provide additional evidence

• Agree with the author

• Support the main claim

• Rebut another claim