WorksheetsText Analysis Response Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 49mins
You need a MINIMUM of ___ quotes/support per paragraph
One
Four
Five
Three
What should you always do at the end of your paper?
Review your work.
Turn it in without reviewing it.
Tell your teacher you're done.
Reread the question.
What is a sentence that expresses what an author will prove or demonstrate in an essay.
Context
Organizing Structure
Thesis Statement
Verb
How many paragraphs are in a TAR (Text-Analysis Response)?
3-4 paragraphs
4-5 paragraphs
5-6 paragraphs
What are the four main components in an introduction?
TAG, Summary, Writing Strategy, Central Idea
Hook, Summary, Counterargument, Thesis
Thesis, Conclusion, Counterargument
Title, Author, Genre, Summary, Counterargument, Thesis
How many pieces of textual evidence should a body paragraph have?
1 piece per paragraph
3 piece per paragraph
4 piece per paragraph
5 piece per paragraph
Which are examples of transitions indicating ADDITIONAL information?
Again, equally important, moreover, and not only ___ but ___
However, yet, in contrast
In brief, summing up, all things considered
Consequently, undoubtedly, to clarify
When writing a TAR, you should consider what two things?
What the author wanted me to learn (CI), and how did he/she try to teach it (WS)
How the author wants us to learn how to argue proficiently
How to adequately develop a counterargument
How to write an essay with a strong central idea
When providing a piece of textual evidence, you should always... (multiple answers!!)
Frame the quote
Provide an explanation of what the quote means
Connect it back to the central idea.
Provide the counterargument
When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
Words that resemble the sound they describe
hyperbole
idiom
onomatopoeia
personification
The fly buzzed past us
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains
simile
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
Charming children chat in the corner
idiom
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
My life is a dream of wonders
idiom
personification
simile
metaphor
We had to wait forever!
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
Symbolism can be defined as...
Anything that isn't literal.
A person, place, or thing that stands for a broader idea.
An event in a story that gives a hint about what will happen later on.
A very important object.
Which is not an example of figurative language?
The sky misses the sun at night.
I've told you a million times to do your homework!
She ran like a cheetah.
Effective writing is often paired with research.
The following example is a ironic:
"It's raining during a wedding."
"Someone offers you advice but you don't take it."
"Society has fallen apart."
"There's a cockroach infestation in the pest control office."
Character, setting, conflict, and plot are...
Not related at all.
Related because they are all story elements and help the reader recognize the theme.
Related because they are all story elements but they generally don't affect each other.
Only related when the characters and the conflict come together.
What word below defines descriptive words that appeal to the senses?
Dialogue
Alliteration
Dialect
Imagery
What helps create the mood of the writing?
sound devices
figurative language
imagery
all of the above
This literary device is usually found between quotation marks.
dialogue
mood
simile
metaphor
Foreshadow
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Comparison using like or as.
Gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines.
Characterization
A contradiction or dilema.
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Sounds written into words.
Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.
Irony is a contrast between expectation and reality.
True
False
Juxtaposition
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when you're alone or regardless of anyone listening.
Putting two contradictory words together.
A contradiction or dilemma.
Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.
essential techniques used in literature: (characterization, setting, plot, theme, etc.)
focus
literary elements
mood
resolution
When the audience/reader knows something that a character does not.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Fehlbergian Irony
When a sentence or phrase means something in addition to its literal meaning.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Fehlbergian Irony
The fire station burned down.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Fehlbergian Irony
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.
Dialect
Consonance
Connotation
Denotation
A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed (side-by-side).
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Paradox
Oxymoron
A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts.
Irony
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Anaphora
Which of these is a central idea?
Love
Hate
Cars are faster on the highway than on city streets.
Love is the cause of all suffering
Which of the following is an example of a central idea?
What is the definition of a Central Idea?
The lesson the author wants the reader to learn
The topic of the essay
The type of figurative language the author uses in the essay.
A one-word response that encompasses the idea of the excerpt.
What is the definition of the writing strategy?
The figurative language device the author uses to teach the central idea.
How the author writes his sentences.
The lesson the author wants us to learn
An organized document to set up the paragraphs in the essay.
