Q1
A) What does the word explicit mean? (1 point)
ambiguous
clearly expressed
exciting
intelligently written
Q2
A) Why should readers support their analysis of a literary text with strong textual evidence? (1 point)
to show they have researched the biographical and historical background of an author
to show they have paid careful attention to the text and understand its meaning
to create suspense by having action that occurs suddenly
to explain how the author of a text describes nature as an active character
Q3
A) Which answer choice accurately defines the meaning of the word inference? (1 point)
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
a stated detail used to develop a character
information that is directly stated
information that supports an idea or analysis
Q4
A) Why is evaluating evidence an important part of making an inference when reading a literary text? (1 point)
An inference requires the support of explicit evidence.
Literary authors rarely use implied details that require an inference.
All implied details in a literary text support a logical inference.
Solid evidence is needed to support a logical inference.
Q5
Use the passage below to answer the question.
The Reward of Enterprise by Ward Muir Seafaring people are odd in that way—I don’t mean in their ignorance of swimming, though, to be sure, the average sailor is seldom a swimmer. They’re so—how shall I express it?—so unenterprising. In the midst of adventure and romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic. I was a city-bred youngster, who had never been out of hail of the homeland before, and I possessed more enterprise in my little finger than that far-travelled Captain had in the whole of his weather-worn, hulking lump of a carcass. "The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir
A) Which inference is best supported by the details in the passage? (1 point)
Harborough feels he is superior to others.
Most people who travel by sea cannot swim.
Harborough grew up in a city.
The ship’s Captain has traveled widely.
Q1: Clearly expressed
Q2: to show they have paid careful attention to the text and understand its meaning
Q3: a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
Q4: Solid evidence is needed to support a logical inference
Q5: The ship’s Captain has traveled widely.