WorksheetsCite Text
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
When analyzing a text, why is it important to cite textual evidence?
To provide proof for your analysis
To make the text longer
To avoid reading the text
To confuse the reader
In the context of literary analysis, what does 'cite textual evidence' mean?
To quote directly from the text to support an argument
To write a summary of the text
To express a personal opinion
To ask questions about the text
Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.
Which of the following would be considered explicit textual evidence?
Michael was trying to sleep
Toby is Michael's brother
Michael and Toby were cold
"the sky looked gray and dirty"
Make reference to; to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.),
cite
analysis
textual evidence
conclusion
When do you need an in-text citation?
After every sentence
For your own ideas
Words taken from someone else (paraphrase or direct quote)
What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?
Page numbers, URL
First letter of the author's last name and page numbers
Article title and author
Author's last name and page number
What does it mean to "cite" text evidence?
Use it to answer the question
Give the source of the quote (page or line number and author)
Put it in your own words
Explain it
What is an in-text citation?
A traffic ticket
A citation in a bibliography
a shortened citation at the end of a sentence in a paragraph
a text message on your phone
Why is it important to cite sources in your writing?
To make your paper longer
To give credit to the original authors
To confuse the reader
To fill up space
evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or claims about the text itself or something based on the text
textual evidence
support
relevant
nuance
anything that students can read, write, view, listen to, or explore, including books, photographs, films, articles, music, art, and more
text
evidence
implicit
analysis
Cite means
to tell where you found your answer.
prove your answer
background knowledge plus text clues to draw a conclusion
a detailed examination of the text
Why do we have textual evidence
To prove a claim
unicorn
because your teacher says so
to express an opinion
What is the primary purpose of citing textual evidence in an essay?
To support claims and arguments
To summarize the text
To confuse the reader
To increase word count
Which of the following is an example of textual evidence?
A summary of the text
A direct quote from the text
An opinion about the text
A question about the text
When analyzing a text, why is it important to cite textual evidence?
To provide proof for your analysis
To make the text longer
To avoid reading the text
To confuse the reader
In the context of literary analysis, what does 'cite textual evidence' mean?
To quote directly from the text to support an argument
To write a summary of the text
To express a personal opinion
To ask questions about the text
Which of the following would be considered explicit textual evidence?
Michael was trying to sleep
Toby is Michael's brother
Michael and Toby were cold
"the sky looked gray and dirty"
Make reference to; to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.),
cite
analysis
textual evidence
conclusion
What does it mean to "cite" text evidence?
Use it to answer the question
Give the source of the quote (page or line number and author)
Put it in your own words
Explain it
Why is it important to cite sources in your writing?
To make your paper longer
To give credit to the original authors
To confuse the reader
To fill up space
evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or claims about the text itself or something based on the text
textual evidence
support
relevant
nuance
anything that students can read, write, view, listen to, or explore, including books, photographs, films, articles, music, art, and more
text
evidence
implicit
analysis
Cite means
to tell where you found your answer.
prove your answer
background knowledge plus text clues to draw a conclusion
a detailed examination of the text
Why do we have textual evidence?
To prove a claim
unicorn
because your teacher says so
to express an opinion
