Critical Reading in Literature Test

What are the two major types of critical reading questions?

• Reading for meaning and reading for analysis

• Reading for speed and reading for comprehension

• Reading for vocabulary and reading for grammar

• Reading for entertainment and reading for information

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is a common question asked when reading for meaning?

• What is the passage's main idea?

• Who is the author?

• When was the passage written?

• What is the genre of the passage?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What should students be able to recognize in a passage for reading analysis?

• The number of pages

• The writer's organizational methods

• The font style used

• The publication date

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What might a grammar question in a passage ask students to identify?

• The color of the text

• The part of speech of a word

• The number of paragraphs

• The author's biography

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the term 'ironic tone' refer to in writing?

• A tone that is always positive

• A tone that is used to criticize or mock

• A tone that is neutral and factual

• A tone that avoids any emotional involvement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What did the narrator's companion hope to find at the green field?

• A new movie

• Someone who saw the movies on Dish Night

• A hidden treasure

• A lost friend

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Though the dream of having a family is not fully achieved at the end, the boy and girl continue to be hopeful and work towards it. What shows this?

• his return from the war

• her letters to him

• the thousands of dishes

• memories of dish night

• the sky spread with clouds

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

“[A]t a Sunday matinee” means the character arrived at the theatre during

• the last showing.

• the daytime.

• an exclusive showing.

• the nighttime.

• the first showing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In context, the word “crockery” most means

• dishes.

• silverware.

• seashells.

• shell casings.

• torn paper.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word "matinee" mean in the context of the passage?

• Nighttime

• Daytime

• Exclusive

• First showing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4