What is textual evidence?

A direct quote from the text that you can use to support your idea

Lines copied and pasted from a text

Facts based on research and forensics

A brief reference to something outside of the work of literature

A statement that alludes (or hints) toward a specific meaning

A highly imaginative form of writing

Anything to do with religion or the Bible

What is Informational Text?

Nonfiction. Its purpose is to inform the reader

Anything that tells a story and contains characters

An article that is entertaining

Anything that is based on logic

What are text features?

Components of a story or article that are not the main body of text

The author's use of figurative language

The glossy, beautiful cover of a book

All of the following are considered text features EXCEPT:

Pictures/illustrations/captions

Which of the following is FALSE about main idea?

To discover it, ask yourself what is being said about the topic.

The main idea is usually the first sentence of every passage.

It is the primary point the author is trying to make

It is usually stated in one sentence.

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters do not

Which of these would NOT be a reason for an author/ speaker to use repetition?

To make sure the audience is paying attention

To reinforce key ideas or concepts

To emphasize the overall message

To emphasize an especially important point

The tendency to favor one person, group, thing or point of view over another, often in an unfair way.

Facts based on research and logic

The atmosphere of a literary work, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the reader

The author's feelings about the subject they are writing about

A central idea of a work of literature that is evident from actions and events in it

A work of literature that ends in a disaster

What is verbal irony?

Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant

Explains idease about real people, places or events

What is a symbol in literature?

Anything that stands for something else, especially a large idea or concept

What are stage directions?

Notes included in a drama that describe how the work is to be performed

Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant

A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

The writer's attitude towards his work

When and/or where a story takes place

A group of lines in a poem that acts like a paragraph

What is rising action in literature?

The part of the plot that leads up to the climax

Notes included in a drama expressing the thoughts of a character

When the question asks you "how the author creates suspense," what should you do?

Find specific details that show where the author is holding back information or being vague to keep your attention

Find specific details that show where the author is giving you clues about what will happen

Find words you don't know and guess what they mean

When the question asks you to "make a inference based on a specific detail," what should you do?

Think about what the line could mean, but that the author doesn't say directly

Find specific details that show where the author is giving you clues about what will happen

Find specific details that show where the author is holding back information or being vague to keep your attention

When the question asks you to decide why the text was given its title, what should you do?

Think about the theme and main idea and how the title connects to those

Choose the argument you think the author is making

Think about what the line could mean, but that the author doesn't say directly

Find specific details in the story that use the words from the title

When the question asks you about the "impact of figurative language," what should you do?

Find examples of metaphors and similes and see how they connect to each other

Think about the theme and main idea and how the title connects to those

Think about what the title could mean and find the overall theme

Find specific details in the story that use the words from the title

When the question asks you to determine what the author is saying and quotes a specific line from the text, what should you do?

Think about what the line is saying, but also what can be inferred from it

Reread the part that has that line in it

Reread the part that has that word and consider what that word means that other similar words don't mean

Find specific details in the story from where the line comes from

When an author is part of the story they are telling

Third person point of view omniscient

Third person point of view limited

English I EOC Diagnostic

Authored by Margaret Anderson

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9th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the literal or primary meaning of a word

Denotation

Connotation

Synonym

Literary

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is tone?

The author's opinion on the subject

The author's attitude toward the subject or audience

The point of view

How the reader feels about the text

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is dialogue?

When one character has way too much to say

A moment of serious reflection for a character

Conversation between people in a text

A way for the author to explain what is happening

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is foreshadowing?

The point where we can predict how the story will end

A literal shadow cast by a character

The turning point of a story

A glimpse or hint of what is to come

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an essay, what is a CLAIM?

A statement that is argued, defended, and supported in an essay.

textual evidence that is used to support an inference

The writer's opinion on a certain topic

A factual statement made by the writer

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An argumentative essay should include all of the following EXCEPT:

A precise claim

A counterclaim

Support based on research and facts

An emotional appeal

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a narrative?

An informational article. It is fact-based.

A story that is told or written. It can be real or imaginary.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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English I EOC Diagnostic

This is the literal or primary meaning of a word

What is tone?

What is dialogue?

What is foreshadowing?

In an essay, what is a CLAIM?

An argumentative essay should include all of the following EXCEPT:

What is a narrative?

What is textual evidence?

What is an allusion?

What is Informational Text?

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