I. Directions: Read the following items carefully. Choose the correct answer. 1. Which of the following reading strategies would you use to decide which book to borrow
from the library?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning
c. Intensive reading
d. Extensive reading
2. Which of the following reading skills would you use to deduce from the TV guide what time
your favorite show is on?
a. Skimming
b. Scanning
c. Intensive reading
d. Extensive reading
3. Reading simply for pleasure or reading technical, scientific or professional material.
a. Silent reading
b. Oral reading
c. Intensive reading
d. Extensive reading
4. It involves reading of large quantities of material, directly and fluently.
a. Oral reading
b. Silent reading
c. Intensive reading
d. Extensive reading
5. This type of reading involves doing a word-by-word autopsy of the text.
a. Silent reading
b. Intensive reading
c. Scanning
d. Group reading
6. The first, and perhaps most fundamental, step in interpreting any document is determining its . .
.
a. Theme.
b. Genre.
c. Author.

d. Audience.
7. The term "genre" refers to . . .
a. the broad range of meanings that any given word possesses.
b. the meaning of a word in a specific context apart from reference to other meanings of the word
in other contexts.
c. the ability of a living organism to reproduce "according to its kind."
d. the set of characteristics or qualities of any work of art or literature or craftsmanship that
distinguish that work from other works that do not possess that specific set of qualities.
8. What is a literary analysis?
a. A blog about literary works
b. An essay that replicates research and makes one take a stance on a topic
c. An essay examining all the parts of a piece of literature
d. An essay that makes one think about the world around them and think why My Little Pony
exists.
9. A literary analysis asks you to think about how and a piece of literature was written.
a. When
b. Where
c. Why
d. Who
10. Which of these are not one of the seven steps in the literary analysis process?
a. Choose your text carefully.
b. Decide and choose what elements you want to focus on.
c. Organize your ideas as evidence.
d. Research other analyses about the same thing.
11. Literary analyses review and evaluate certain aspects of ?
a. a poem
b. a novel
c. a play
d. 1, 2, and 3
12. What does it mean to interpret literature?
a. Rewrite it in your own words.
b. Create a summary to review the work.
c. Put it in its historical context.
d. Find the meaning and the significance of the story.
13. When does the process of analyzing a text begin?
a. When you notice something important.
b. When you start to read the material.
c. Before you start to read.
d. At the end of the piece.
14. How can the initial stages of analysis help you feel connected to a piece of literature?
a. You will understand the assignment more clearly.
b. You can then spend more time reading the text.

c. You can make connections to the author and the topic.
d. You can make guesses about the story.
15. When taking a multiple choice test in literature, which of the following is NOT a way to increase
comprehension of a piece when reading for a test?
a. Summarizing the piece when the reader reaches the end.
b. Underline key words in the text or title.
c. Taking notes on what kind of text is in front of you (prose, poetry, etc.)
d. Skimming through the text in order to get the general idea of a text to save time.