wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Literary Analysis Essays

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What 3 things should an introduction include?

a)

Quote, Question, and Thesis

b)

Title, Author, and Summary of text

c)

Hook, Introduction of text (bridge), Thesis

d)

Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal

2.

Where should one place the thesis (claim) statement?

a)

first sentence in the introductory paragraph

b)

second sentence in the introductory paragraph

c)

last sentence in the introductory paragraph

d)

at the beginning of each body paragraph

3.

What is the overall purpose of a thesis statement?

a)

It is to provide a clear and specific statement that will help the reader understand the events in the story.

b)

It is to provide a clear and specific statement that will guide the reader of what the writer is trying to prove.

c)

It is to provide a statement that will help the reader familiarize with the important quotations in the text.

4.

What font should your paper be typed in?

a)

Calibri

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Arial

5.

What font size should your paper be typed in?

a)

11

b)

15

c)

18

d)

12

6.

What is the first paragraph of your essay called?

a)

body paragraph

b)

introduction

c)

conclusion

7.

What are the middle paragraphs of your essay called?

a)

body paragraphs

b)

conclusion

c)

introduction

8.

True or False- After providing evidence from the text, the next sentence should always explain the evidence

(a)  

9.

What is the bridge of introduction paragraph?

a)

The second sentence in your introduction paragraph that grabs the reader's attention.

b)

The second sentence in your introduction paragraph that gives background information.

c)

The second sentence in your introduction paragraph that loses the reader's attention.

d)

The last sentence of your introduction paragraph that gives background information.

10.
What is textual evidence?
a)

Your claim.

b)
Proof from the text to support your answer.
c)
What the author thinks about a topic.
d)
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
11.

What is the structure of a literary analysis?

a)
Conclusion, Introduction, Conclusion
b)
Introduction, Body Paragraphs
c)

Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Transitions

d)
Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
12.
What should you support throughout your essay?
a)
Evidence
b)

Explanation

c)

Literary Elements

d)

Thesis (claim)

13.
Introductory paragraphs should begin with a ________.
a)
Bridge
b)
Evidence
c)
Background
d)
Hook
14.

TRUE or FALSE - One should avoid the use of first and second person in a Literary Analysis Essay.

a)
True
b)
False
15.

What is this? (Lee 25).

a)

Context

b)

Dialogue Tag

c)

Quotation

d)

Citation

16.

What format is used in formal writing?

a)

MLA

b)

APA

c)

Literary Analysis

d)

Citations

17.

True or false: You should not restate your thesis in your conclusion

a)

True

b)

False

18.

There is no need to include in-text citation in literary analysis.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Your _______ and your _______will determine how you present your writing.

a)

purpose/audience

b)

skill/handwriting

c)

grammar/spelling

d)

tone/visuals

20.

The claim/thesis statement is

a)

the writers opinion on the topic they are writing about.

b)

ownership in writing

c)

the first line of an introduction paragraph.

d)

a question an author asks.