High School English · skill quizzes
High School English quizzes
Test your knowledge with skill-focused quizzes. Each quiz targets one specific skill — answer first, score at the end, then review every miss with worked solutions.
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Quizzes
1,265
Questions
01
Follow Complex Multistep Procedures in Technical TextsBeginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
01
Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain howIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
02
Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses inIntermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
03
Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundationalIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
04
Analyzing Foundational U.S. DocumentsIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
05
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in theIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
06
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what theIntermediate
11 questions · 17 min ·
07
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including theIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
08
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which theAdvanced
20 questions · 30 min ·
09
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,Intermediate
13 questions · 20 min ·
10
Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze theirIntermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
12
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented inIntermediate
14 questions · 21 min ·
01
Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishingIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific partsIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
03
Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g.,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
04
Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop andIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
05
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories,Intermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
06
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what theIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
07
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- andIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
08
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text,Intermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
09
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze theirIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
01
Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.Intermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
02
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,Intermediate
14 questions · 21 min ·
03
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicateIntermediate
15 questions · 23 min ·
04
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., hyperbole, paradox) in context andAdvanced
20 questions · 30 min ·
05
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text;Intermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
06
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phraseIntermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
01
Evaluate Text Quality Using CriteriaAdvanced
20 questions · 30 min ·
01
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events,Beginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
02
Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed andIntermediate
14 questions · 21 min ·
03
Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significanceIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
04
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., aBeginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
05
Analyzing Seminal U.S. DocumentsAdvanced
20 questions · 30 min ·
06
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in theIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
07
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what theIntermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
08
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
09
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over theIntermediate
14 questions · 21 min ·
10
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze howIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
11
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,Intermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
01
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in aIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in aAdvanced
20 questions · 30 min ·
03
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, orderIntermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
04
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflictingIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
05
Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two differentIntermediate
18 questions · 27 min ·
06
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories,Intermediate
17 questions · 26 min ·
07
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what theIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
08
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail itsIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
09
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.Intermediate
15 questions · 23 min ·
02
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,Advanced
20 questions · 30 min ·
03
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicateIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
04
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context andIntermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
05
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text;Intermediate
16 questions · 24 min ·
06
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phraseIntermediate
14 questions · 21 min ·
01
Apply the understanding that usage is a matter of convention, can changeBeginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
02
Observe hyphenation conventions.Intermediate
11 questions · 17 min ·
03
Resolve issues of complex or contested usage, consulting references (e.g.,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Vary syntax for effect, consulting references (e.g., Tufte's ArtfulIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a commandIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
03
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clearBeginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
01
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
03
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and updateIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection,Intermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
01
Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g.,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "DemonstrateIntermediate
11 questions · 17 min ·
03
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer aBeginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
04
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digitalIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics orBeginner
8 questions · 12 min ·
02
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
03
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events usingIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words andIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
03
Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or moreIntermediate
11 questions · 17 min ·
05
Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a styleIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command ofIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio,Beginner
7 questions · 11 min ·
03
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,Intermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
03
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and updateIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection,Intermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
01
Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g.,Intermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Analyze how anIntermediate
11 questions · 17 min ·
03
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer aIntermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
04
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digitalIntermediate
10 questions · 15 min ·
01
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics orIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
02
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas,Beginner
9 questions · 14 min ·
03
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events usingIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·
01
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words andIntermediate
12 questions · 18 min ·