12th Grade Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something?

• Annotate

• Analysis

• Commentary

• Diction

Which word describes the act of adding notes to a text to explain or comment on it?

• Appeal

• Annotate

• Context

• Genre

What is the term for a request made to the audience to engage their interest or emotions?

• Audience

• Author’s Craft

• Appeal

• Evidence

Who is the intended group of people that a piece of writing is directed towards?

• Author’s purpose

• Audience

• Context

• Genre

What term refers to the specific techniques and choices an author uses to tell a story or convey a message?

• Author’s Craft

• Diction

• Literary Analysis

• Informational text

What is the term for the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic?

• Author’s purpose

• Argumentative text

• Commentary

• Digital Text

Which type of text is written to persuade the reader of a particular point of view?

• Informational text

• Argumentative text

• Literary Analysis

• Digital Text

What is the term for a series of explanations or interpretations in a text?

• Commentary

• Context

• Evidence

• Diction

What term refers to the circumstances or setting surrounding a particular event or situation in a text?

• Genre

• Context

• Analysis

• Annotate

What is the term for the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing?

• Diction

• Audience

• Author’s Craft

• Evidence