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WorksheetsReading and Writing Skills Unit 11, 12, & 13 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the definition of context in the text?
The tone, style, diction, organization, and content of the author's work.
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.
The main topic of the author's work.
The author's reason for writing.
Who coined the term 'intertextuality'?
Michael Riffaterre
William Fitzgerald
Julia Kristeva
Gerard Genette
What is the main purpose of intertextuality in writing?
To link a text to other texts.
To confuse the readers on the text's meaning.
To limit the reader's understanding of the text.
To provide historical context in writing.
What is the process through which hypertexts are derived from hypotexts?
Contrast
Comparison
Transformation
Analysis
What is the goal of critical reading according to the text?
To make judgments about how a text is presented.
To summarize the text in a few words.
To ignore the context of the text.
To read passively without analyzing.
Which of the following is NOT a guideline for reading a text critically?
Evaluate the text.
Analyze the context of the text.
Determine the thesis of the text.
Summarize the text without analyzing.
"Informing the homeowners association officers on security issues is the best action to take". What type of basic assertion is the given statement?
Basic Assertion
Emphatic Assertion
Positive Assertion
Confrontive Assertion
What is the main purpose of hypertext in literature?
To confuse the reader with multiple plots.
To limit the reader's choices.
To provide a linear reading experience.
To show information in a non-linear way.
This is a firm but respectful statement made by a person who is expecting another person’s response to his or her earlier assertion. However, the other person has not given any response.
I-language Assertion
Escalating Assertion
Confrontive Assertion
Basic Assertion
Complete the statement. An assertion is a/an ________________ made regarding an idea, a topic, or an issue.
declaration
persuasion
question
investigation
Complete the statement. After reading a text and identifying the author’s assertions, you can formulate your own assertions regarding the text and the author’s ideas. Your assertions can be about the ________ and ______________ of the text
question
rebuttals
thesis statement
format
introduction
theme
content
organization
What should you cite to support the assertions you make when you formulate your assertions?
statistics
clear rebuttals
textual evidence
existing theories
Which of the following is NOT an example of persuasive text?
campaign speeches
memoir
advertisements
persuasive essays
Which of the following is an important element of argumentative texts?
examples
opinions
observations
experiences
What is the primary purpose of literary text?
to inform readers
to convince readers
to amuse readers
to challenge the readers
What is a counterclaim?
This expresses positive feelings or emotions.
An action that was supposed to be done, the actual action, and the action that the speaker wants to be done.
It describes the person’s feelings toward a certain negative behavior and states what he or she desires to happen.
A statement that goes against or disagrees with a stated claim.
It is a technique of using humor to show that a person, an institution, or a way of thinking is foolish, weak, or bad?
rebuttals
satire
argument
questioning
Complete the statement. To formulate meaningful counterclaims, a reader should look at a text with a ______________.
critical eye
humor
defensive thinking
positive outlook
It is largely influenced by a person’s own culture, background, religion, and other personal factors.
claim of value
claim of experience
claim of fact
claim of policy
What is a claim of policy?
An objective fact.
A subjective opinion.
A proposed course of action.
A detailed explanation of rules.
