Rhetorical Precis

Rhetorical Precis

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Rhetorical Precis

Rhetorical Precis

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.2, RI.11-12.2, RL.11-12.7

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many sentences does a rhetorical precis usually have?

3

4

5

no standard number of sentences

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the second sentence of a precis?

It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.

It highlights the author's intended audience.

It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.

It shows how the author supports the thesis/main

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the third sentence of a precis?

It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.

It highlights the author's intended audience.

It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.

It shows how the author supports the thesis/main

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the fourth sentence of a precis?

It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.

It highlights the author's intended audience.

It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.

It shows how the author supports the thesis/main

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the first sentence of a precis?

It explains the author's purpose in writing the text.

It highlights the author's intended audience.

It provides the author name, genre, title, and theme of the text.

It shows how the author supports the thesis/main

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Overall, the precis will summarize the text's

<

length, tone, and rhetorical devices

details, functions, and theme

diction, syntax, and form

argument, content, and purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a rhetorical precis?

A brief summary of a text

A detailed analysis of a text

A list of rhetorical devices used in a text

A critique of the author's style

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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