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Literary Analysis

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many paragraphs should your completed literary analysis essay have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

2.

How many paragraphs should your completed literary analysis essay have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

3.

What does it mean to analyze?

a)

to summarize

b)

to read a book

c)

to examine closely

d)

to ride an elevator

4.

What is a theme of a text?

a)

the topic

b)

The underlying message/lesson learned about life or human nature

c)

the climax of the story

d)

the end part of an essay

5.

when proof reading you should...

a)

check spelling

b)

check capitalization

c)

do a grammar check

d)

All of these

6.

Should you use transition words in your introduction?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Where should you place the thesis statement?

a)

first sentence in intro

b)

second sentence in intro

c)

last sentence in intro

d)

at the beginning of each body paragraph

8.

Which of the following is NOT true of your topic sentence?

a)

It should state the main idea of your paragraph

b)

It should contain a fact or paraphrases evidence

c)

It should connect to your thesis

d)

It should be clear and concise

9.

How many pieces of text evidence should be in EACH body paragraph?

a)

one

b)

only two

c)

two or more

d)

none

10.

What is literary analysis?

a)

The reasons behind a character's actions

b)

An essay involving examining literature closely and writing an analysis of one or more story elements or author's moves

c)

The person telling a story

d)

How a character changes and/or grows throughout a story

11.

What does character development refer to?

a)

Adjectives describing a character's personality, habits, attitudes, and conduct

b)

How a character changes and/or grows throughout a story

c)

The person telling a story

d)

The perspective from which the story is told.

12.

What is characterization?

a)

The reasons behind a character's actions

b)

The method used by authors to help readers get to know the characters in a story

c)

An essay involving examining literature closely and writing an analysis of one or more story elements or author's moves

d)

When a character in the story is telling the story

13.

What is the perspective from which a story is told, and what the character or narrator telling a story can see?

a)

Textual evidence

b)

Claim

c)

Paraphrase

d)

Point of view

14.

What does it mean to cite a text?

a)

To make a claim without evidence

b)

To provide your own definition of a term

c)

To quote or paraphrase a text, making sure to give the author credit for their ideas

d)

To reword something written or spoken by someone else without giving credit

15.

What is paraphrasing?

a)

Making a claim based on personal opinion

b)

Quoting a text word for word

c)

A rewording of something written or spoken by someone else

d)

Providing evidence to support a claim