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High School English Quizzes

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Evaluate Text Quality Using Criteria
20 questions · 15 min
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Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and
14 questions · 11 min
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Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how
12 questions · 9 min
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
17 questions · 13 min
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Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance
12 questions · 9 min
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Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a
8 questions · 6 min
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Analyzing Seminal U.S. Documents
20 questions · 15 min
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Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text,
12 questions · 9 min
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Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events,
8 questions · 6 min
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the
10 questions · 8 min
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Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
14 questions · 11 min
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By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the
12 questions · 9 min
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Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a
12 questions · 9 min
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Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order
17 questions · 13 min
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text,
12 questions · 9 min
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Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a
20 questions · 15 min
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Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different
18 questions · 14 min
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Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting
16 questions · 12 min
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the
16 questions · 12 min
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Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its
12 questions · 9 min
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By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories,
17 questions · 13 min
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Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.
15 questions · 11 min
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Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and
16 questions · 12 min
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Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,
20 questions · 15 min
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Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate
16 questions · 12 min
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Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text;
16 questions · 12 min
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Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase
14 questions · 11 min
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Follow Complex Multistep Procedures in Technical Texts
8 questions · 6 min
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Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in
17 questions · 13 min
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Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the
20 questions · 15 min
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
13 questions · 10 min
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Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational
12 questions · 9 min
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Analyzing Foundational U.S. Documents
16 questions · 12 min
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Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the
12 questions · 9 min
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Evaluating Seminal U.S. Texts
20 questions · 15 min
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Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in
14 questions · 11 min
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Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how
16 questions · 12 min
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the
11 questions · 8 min
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11
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their
17 questions · 13 min
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By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the
16 questions · 12 min
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Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing
12 questions · 9 min
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02
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts
12 questions · 9 min
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03
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text,
16 questions · 12 min
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04
Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g.,
12 questions · 9 min
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Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and
16 questions · 12 min
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Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and
16 questions · 12 min
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the
16 questions · 12 min
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08
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their
16 questions · 12 min
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09
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories,
16 questions · 12 min
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01
Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.
17 questions · 13 min
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02
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., hyperbole, paradox) in context and
20 questions · 15 min
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03
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,
14 questions · 11 min
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04
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate
15 questions · 11 min
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05
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text;
17 questions · 13 min
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Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase
10 questions · 8 min
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Spell correctly.
11 questions · 8 min
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Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
12 questions · 9 min
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Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more
11 questions · 8 min
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Use parallel structure.
12 questions · 9 min
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Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial,
12 questions · 9 min
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Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style
12 questions · 9 min
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Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of
12 questions · 9 min
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Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio,
7 questions · 5 min
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Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely,
12 questions · 9 min
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Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,
12 questions · 9 min
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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,
10 questions · 8 min
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Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update
12 questions · 9 min
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Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection,
10 questions · 8 min
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Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g.,
12 questions · 9 min
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Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Analyze how an
11 questions · 8 min
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Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a
10 questions · 8 min
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04
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital
10 questions · 8 min
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Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or
12 questions · 9 min
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02
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas,
9 questions · 7 min
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Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
12 questions · 9 min
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Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and
12 questions · 9 min
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Observe hyphenation conventions.
11 questions · 8 min
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Spell correctly.
11 questions · 8 min
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Apply the understanding that usage is a matter of convention, can change
8 questions · 6 min
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Resolve issues of complex or contested usage, consulting references (e.g.,
12 questions · 9 min
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Vary syntax for effect, consulting references (e.g., Tufte's Artful
12 questions · 9 min
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Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command
12 questions · 9 min
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02
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio,
12 questions · 9 min
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03
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear
8 questions · 6 min
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01
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,
12 questions · 9 min
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02
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,
12 questions · 9 min
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03
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update
12 questions · 9 min
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01
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection,
10 questions · 8 min
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01
Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g.,
12 questions · 9 min
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02
Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Demonstrate
11 questions · 8 min
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03
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a
8 questions · 6 min
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04
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital
12 questions · 9 min
Start
01
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or
8 questions · 6 min
Start
02
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas,
12 questions · 9 min
Start
03
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
12 questions · 9 min
Start
01
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and
12 questions · 9 min
Start