This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Textual Analysis – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Textual Analysis Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If an author's purpose is to entertain, what is he or she trying to do? A) Tell a story or amuse the reader. B) Inform the reader. C) Persuade the reader. D) Evaluate the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell a story or amuse the reader. 2. Diction refers to A) Sequence of major plot points. B) Author's specific word choice. C) Underlying message about life. D) Facts proving a main claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's specific word choice. 3. If a student uses work, ideas or images belonging to another person in the textual analysis, A) The student must acknowledge the source as an in-text citation. B) The student must acknowledge the original author by name. C) The student must paraphrase the concept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student must acknowledge the source as an in-text citation. 4. What is the subject of the text referred to as? A) Topic. B) Claim. C) Fact. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic. 5. Which phrase is an example of figurative language? A) The sun rose at 6:00 AM. B) The wind whispered through the trees. C) The car stopped at the red light. D) The book was on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind whispered through the trees. 6. What does it mean to "draw an inference" from a text? A) To state information directly from the text. B) To make a logical guess based on evidence from the text and your own knowledge. C) To summarize the main idea. D) To identify the author's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make a logical guess based on evidence from the text and your own knowledge. 7. What does Billy's reaction to the guest names in the book suggest about his understanding of the situation? A) A. He quickly realizes the danger. B) B. He becomes curious but dismisses his thoughts. C) C. He is too distracted to think deeply. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. He becomes curious but dismisses his thoughts. 8. Given that a character refuses to accept help despite struggling, what does this suggest about their personality? A) They are lazy. B) They are independent and proud. C) They are dishonest. D) They are forgetful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are independent and proud. 9. Read the passage: "Sarah looked out the window and saw dark clouds gathering. She grabbed her umbrella before leaving the house." What can you infer about Sarah's actions? A) She is afraid of the dark. B) She expects it to rain. C) She is going to the beach. D) She forgot her umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She expects it to rain. 10. What does it mean to cite textual evidence? A) To make up details that aren't in the text. B) To reference specific examples from the text to support a point. C) To summarize the text without giving specific examples. D) To disagree with the author's point without using the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reference specific examples from the text to support a point. 11. Which option describes theme in a narrative? A) Underlying message about life. B) Time and place of events. C) Order of events from start. D) Author's attitude toward topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underlying message about life. 12. What is the purpose of citing textual evidence in analysis? A) To support assertions made in writing and analyzing text. B) To confuse the reader with too much information. C) To make the text longer and more complex. D) To avoid having to form your own opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To support assertions made in writing and analyzing text. 13. Why is it important to "cite" sources in your work? A) To avoid plagiarism and give credit to original authors. B) To make your work longer. C) To confuse the reader. D) To add unnecessary information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To avoid plagiarism and give credit to original authors. 14. When a word like "dreamer" makes you think of hope and possibility, what is this extra meaning called? A) Register. B) Connotation. C) Dialect. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 15. What is the meaning of "scurried" in the sentence: "He grew more hungry with every moment of looking, and at last bought them and scurried home" ? A) Walked slowly. B) Ran quickly. C) Wandered aimlessly. D) Moved cautiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran quickly. 16. Brief statement of the main points A) Research. B) Paraphrase. C) Summarize. D) Plagiarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarize. 17. How does the butcher's statement contribute to the resolution of the conflict? A) It shows that Goha's wife was right all along. B) It reveals the truth about the number of calf legs. C) It proves that Goha was not actually dead. D) It distracts the characters from their argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reveals the truth about the number of calf legs. 18. What is an inference when reading a text? A) Prediction without any evidence. B) Exact quote from the passage. C) Summary of the main events. D) Conclusion using clues and knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion using clues and knowledge. 19. Elijah and Maya stepped outside and noticed the ground was wet, and people around them carried umbrellas. Which of the following is an inference you can make from this scene? A) It is sunny. B) It has rained recently. C) It is snowing. D) It is windy.TagsNC.LA.RI.6.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has rained recently. 20. Each student submits for assessment ..... A) A written textual analysis (1, 550 words maximum) and supporting visual material. B) None of the above. C) A written textual analysis (1, 750 words maximum) and a list of all sources used. D) A written textual analysis (1, 550 words maximum) and a list of all sources used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A written textual analysis (1, 750 words maximum) and a list of all sources used. 21. Read the passage: "Lisa watched the rain fall outside her window. She sighed and turned back to her book, wishing she could go outside." Which evidence best supports the inference that Lisa wants to play outside? A) She watched the rain fall. B) She sighed and turned back to her book. C) She wished she could go outside. D) She read her book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wished she could go outside. 22. Which of the following are components that textual analysis breaks down a work into? A) Characters and setting. B) Language, literary devices, themes, and context. C) Plot and conflict. D) Author and audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language, literary devices, themes, and context. 23. What are the three questions you should ask yourself when looking at a poem for the first time? A) What, How and Why?. B) Why, Where and Who?. C) Why, Why, Why are we doing this?. D) How, Who and Where?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What, How and Why?. 24. Drawing an inference A) A conclusion we draw based on evidence and reason. B) Make a guess based on implicit or explicit evidence. C) Would everyone agree that this evidences leads to my conclusion?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make a guess based on implicit or explicit evidence. 25. What is the central theme of "No Speak English" ? A) The joy of learning a new language. B) The excitement of moving to a new country. C) The struggle of immigrants to adapt to a new culture while holding onto their own. D) The importance of making new friends. 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