This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Textual Analysis – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Textual Analysis Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When reading an informational article, which text feature would best help you find the definition of a key term? A) The index. B) The table of contents. C) The glossary. D) The bibliographyTagsTEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The glossary. 2. Imagine Nora is the main character in a drama. In the first act, she loses her best friend Emma, feels lonely in the second act, and then meets Elijah, a new friend, in the third act. What does this tell you about the plot? A) The plot is about a mystery. B) The plot unfolds in a series of episodes showing change and resolution. C) The plot is confusing. D) The plot never changes.TagsNC.LA.RL.6.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plot unfolds in a series of episodes showing change and resolution. 3. The purpose of the text may extend beyond what the creator originally intended. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Make, combine, produce to a coherent whole A) Synthesize. B) Purpose. C) Inference. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synthesize. 5. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense. A) Yesterday, I will go to the store. B) Yesterday, I go to the store. C) Yesterday, I went to the store. D) Yesterday, I going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday, I went to the store. 6. Which of the following is an example of a "symbol" in literature? A) A character's dialogue. B) A recurring object that represents a larger idea. C) The setting of the story. D) The author's writing style. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A recurring object that represents a larger idea. 7. Documenting information important to your research process; giving credit to the original information A) Secondary Source. B) Reliable Source. C) Citing Sources. D) Clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citing Sources. 8. Read the passage: "Michael's alarm did not go off, so he rushed to get dressed and skipped breakfast." What evidence from the text supports the inference that Michael was late? A) He skipped breakfast. B) He got dressed. C) His alarm did not go off. D) He rushed to get dressed and skipped breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He rushed to get dressed and skipped breakfast. 9. How does the scene where Mamacita's baby starts singing a Pepsi commercial in English contribute to the overall theme of the story? A) It highlights the cultural assimilation and loss of identity. B) It shows the baby's love for American products. C) It emphasizes the importance of language learning. D) It demonstrates the influence of media on children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It highlights the cultural assimilation and loss of identity. 10. Why does the author use the metaphor "her mind was a stormy sea" to describe the character's thoughts? A) To show she was calm and peaceful. B) To indicate confusion and turmoil. C) To suggest she was thinking about the ocean. D) To imply she was bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate confusion and turmoil. 11. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier? A) Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by Sam. B) Sam crossed the finish line quickly. C) Sam, running quickly, crossed the finish line. D) Quickly, Sam crossed the finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by Sam. 12. Read the sentence: "Anna smiled as she handed her friend a birthday gift." What evidence from the text shows Anna is happy? A) She handed her friend a gift. B) She smiled. C) It was her friend's birthday. D) She bought a gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She smiled. 13. What is a statement made by the author based on facts to support an argument? A) Central idea. B) Claim. C) Fact. D) Topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 14. What is the term for the subject matter of the text? A) Topic. B) Audience. C) Argument. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic. 15. Which of the following statements is an opinion rather than a fact? A) The Earth revolves around the Sun. B) Water boils at $100^\circ$. C) Chocolate ice cream tastes better than vanilla. D) The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.TagsTEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chocolate ice cream tastes better than vanilla. 16. The chosen film text extract ..... A) Must be selected by the instructor. B) Should be less than four minutes. C) Should last no more than five minutes. D) Can be from any film from the prescribed list of ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should last no more than five minutes. 17. Facts or information of something that is true A) Evidence. B) Purpose. C) Make Connections. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 18. Which statement is an example of a main idea rather than a theme? A) "Hard work leads to success.". B) "The article explains how pollution affects marine life.". C) "Friendship can help people overcome adversity.". D) "Greed often leads to destruction.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The article explains how pollution affects marine life.". 19. Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that Goha's wife knew what she had done was wrong? A) "She had eaten the entire calf's leg!". B) "The wife worried, 'I can't tell Goha how greedy I was!" '. C) "She saw that they were done wonderfully well-so wonderfully well that the smell of them was sweeter to her than any rose.". D) "I'd better taste one, " she told herself. "Just to be sure they're done, of course.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The wife worried, 'I can't tell Goha how greedy I was!" '. 20. Each student reflects on the learning undertaken in this task in order to A) Incorporate a second round of feedback from the instructor. B) Review and refine their textual analysis ahead of submission. C) Plan for success in future units. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Review and refine their textual analysis ahead of submission. 21. What is it called when you say something is something else to highlight their similarities, like in the phrase "He is a shining star" ? A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 22. What is the effect of the text as mentioned in the given content? A) To inform. B) To entertain. C) To persuade. D) Purpose (verbs or action to follow/mandate). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purpose (verbs or action to follow/mandate). 23. Bibliographic Information A) Brainstorm. B) Bibliographic Information-. C) Summarize. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bibliographic Information-. 24. What is the author's main point in the recycling article mentioned? A) The city council should provide funding for a new recycling center. B) Recycling is unnecessary and costly. C) The old recycling center is perfectly adequate. D) Recycling should be banned altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The city council should provide funding for a new recycling center. 25. This paragraph best supports the statement that A) Critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process. B) The best critical reading happens at critical times in a person's life. C) Readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read. D) Critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention. E) Critical reading should take place at the same time each day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention. 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