Text Analysis Quiz

What is textual evidence?

• Information from a text that supports a claim or analysis
• The process of examining parts of a text to understand how they work together
• Directly stated information in the text
• A logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is analysis?

• Information from a text that supports a claim or analysis
• The process of examining parts of a text to understand how they work together
• Directly stated information in the text
• A logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is explicit information?

• Information from a text that supports a claim or analysis
• The process of examining parts of a text to understand how they work together
• Directly stated information in the text
• A logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is an inference?

• Information from a text that supports a claim or analysis
• The process of examining parts of a text to understand how they work together
• Directly stated information in the text
• A logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Luna is writing an essay for her history class. Why is it important for her to cite her sources?

• To show where her information came from

• To make her essay longer

• To confuse the reader

• To make her essay more interesting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the purpose of citing textual evidence?

• To support your claims and analysis
• To make your essay longer
• To confuse the reader
• To make your essay more interesting

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

In a literature class, Daniel and Aria are discussing how textual evidence helps in understanding a theme. What is the role of textual evidence in understanding a theme?

• It provides support for the theme

• It confuses the reader

• It contradicts the theme

• It is irrelevant to the theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the difference between explicit information and inference?

• Explicit information is directly stated in the text, while inference is a logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning
• Explicit information is a logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning, while inference is directly stated in the text
• Explicit information and inference are the same thing
• Explicit information and inference are both directly stated in the text

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

What does it mean to cite textual evidence?

• To quote or refer to specific parts of the text as evidence
• To summarize the entire text
• To ignore the text completely
• To make up evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the purpose of analyzing a paragraph from a story?

• To understand what is happening and why it is important
• To confuse the reader
• To ignore the story completely
• To summarize the entire story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2