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Text Analysis Response Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You need a MINIMUM of ___ quotes/support per paragraph

a)

One

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Three

2.

What should you always do at the end of your paper?

a)

Review your work.

b)

Turn it in without reviewing it.

c)

Tell your teacher you're done.

d)

Reread the question.

3.

What is a sentence that expresses what an author will prove or demonstrate in an essay.

a)

Context

b)

Organizing Structure

c)

Thesis Statement

d)

Verb

4.

How many paragraphs are in a TAR (Text-Analysis Response)?

a)

3-4 paragraphs

b)

4-5 paragraphs

c)

5-6 paragraphs

5.

What are the four main components in an introduction?

a)

TAG, Summary, Writing Strategy, Central Idea

b)

Hook, Summary, Counterargument, Thesis

c)

Thesis, Conclusion, Counterargument

d)

Title, Author, Genre, Summary, Counterargument, Thesis

6.

How many pieces of textual evidence should a body paragraph have?

a)

1 piece per paragraph

b)

3 piece per paragraph

c)

4 piece per paragraph

d)

5 piece per paragraph

7.

Which are examples of transitions indicating ADDITIONAL information?

a)

Again, equally important, moreover, and not only ___ but ___

b)

However, yet, in contrast

c)

In brief, summing up, all things considered

d)

Consequently, undoubtedly, to clarify

8.

When writing a TAR, you should consider what two things?

a)

What the author wanted me to learn (CI), and how did he/she try to teach it (WS)

b)

How the author wants us to learn how to argue proficiently

c)

How to adequately develop a counterargument

d)

How to write an essay with a strong central idea

9.

When providing a piece of textual evidence, you should always... (multiple answers!!)

a)

Frame the quote

b)

Provide an explanation of what the quote means

c)

Connect it back to the central idea.

d)

Provide the counterargument

10.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
11.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An over exaggeration 
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
12.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
13.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
14.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
15.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
16.
The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
17.
Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
eyes-glasses
b)
eyes-fish
c)
fish-glasses
18.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
19.

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

20.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

21.

Words that resemble the sound they describe

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

22.

The fly buzzed past us

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

23.

The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

24.

Charming children chat in the corner

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

25.

My life is a dream of wonders

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

26.

We had to wait forever!

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

27.

Symbolism can be defined as...

a)

Anything that isn't literal.

b)

A person, place, or thing that stands for a broader idea.

c)

An event in a story that gives a hint about what will happen later on.

d)

A very important object.

28.

Which is not an example of figurative language?

a)

The sky misses the sun at night.

b)

I've told you a million times to do your homework!

c)

She ran like a cheetah.

d)

Effective writing is often paired with research.

29.

The following example is a ironic:

a)

"It's raining during a wedding."

b)

"Someone offers you advice but you don't take it."

c)

"Society has fallen apart."

d)

"There's a cockroach infestation in the pest control office."

30.

Character, setting, conflict, and plot are...

a)

Not related at all.

b)

Related because they are all story elements and help the reader recognize the theme.

c)

Related because they are all story elements but they generally don't affect each other.

d)

Only related when the characters and the conflict come together.

31.

What word below defines descriptive words that appeal to the senses?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Alliteration

c)

Dialect

d)

Imagery

32.

What helps create the mood of the writing?

a)

sound devices

b)

figurative language

c)

imagery

d)

all of the above

33.

This literary device is usually found between quotation marks.

a)

dialogue

b)

mood

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

34.

Foreshadow

a)

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

b)

Comparison using like or as.

c)

Gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future.

d)

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines.

35.

Characterization

a)

A contradiction or dilema.

b)

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

c)

Sounds written into words.

d)

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

36.

Irony is a contrast between expectation and reality.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Juxtaposition

a)

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when you're alone or regardless of anyone listening.

b)

Putting two contradictory words together.

c)

A contradiction or dilemma.

d)

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

38.

essential techniques used in literature: (characterization, setting, plot, theme, etc.)

a)

focus

b)

literary elements

c)

mood

d)

resolution

39.

When the audience/reader knows something that a character does not.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Fehlbergian Irony

40.
My emotions, My feelings from reading the passage
a)
focus
b)
literary elemenets
c)
mood
d)
resolution
41.

When a sentence or phrase means something in addition to its literal meaning.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Fehlbergian Irony

42.

The fire station burned down.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Fehlbergian Irony

43.

The associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition. Many words have connotations that create emotions or feelings in the reader.

a)

Dialect

b)

Consonance

c)

Connotation

d)

Denotation

44.

A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed (side-by-side).

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Idiom

c)

Paradox

d)

Oxymoron

45.

A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts.

a)

Irony

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Anaphora

46.

Which of these is a central idea?

a)

Love

b)

Hate

c)

Cars are faster on the highway than on city streets.

d)

Love is the cause of all suffering

47.

Which of the following is an example of a central idea?

a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
48.

What is the definition of a Central Idea?

a)

The lesson the author wants the reader to learn

b)

The topic of the essay

c)

The type of figurative language the author uses in the essay.

d)

A one-word response that encompasses the idea of the excerpt.

49.

What is the definition of the writing strategy?

a)

The figurative language device the author uses to teach the central idea.

b)

How the author writes his sentences.

c)

The lesson the author wants us to learn

d)

An organized document to set up the paragraphs in the essay.