Text Complexity Quiz

Which of the following is a feature of a text with high complexity?

• The text is largely organized in a straightforward manner with explicit transitions.

• The text has a single layer of meaning explicitly stated.

• The language of the text is literal with no rhetorical devices.

• The text has multiple levels of meaning and intentional ambiguity.

Who is the author associated with the literary period of Restoration and 18th Century?

• John Dryden

• Langston Hughes

• Alexander Hamilton

• Emily Dickinson

What is a characteristic of the Romantic literary period?

• Focus on balance and reason vs. irrationality/chaos

• Incorporation of myth and direct expression

• Revival of classical models

• Emphasis on real life experiences and human frailty

What is a feature of the Colonial and Early National literary period?

• Focus on balance and reason vs. irrationality/chaos

• Incorporation of myth and direct expression

• Emphasis on social commentary

• Rise of the novel as a major literary form

Which author is associated with the literary period of Recovery of ancient texts?

• John Donne

• Miguel de Cervantes

• Petrarch

• William Shakespeare

What is a characteristic of the Mid Complexity qualitative measure of a text?

• The text uses figurative language to build on what has already been stated plainly.

• The text is at the higher end of the grade-level band according to a quantitative reading measure.

• The text is organized in a straightforward manner with explicit transitions.

• The text has a single layer of meaning explicitly stated.

Who is the author associated with the literary period of Romantic?

• John Dryden

• Alexander Hamilton

• Emily Dickinson

• William Wordsworth

What is a feature of the Mid Complexity student-centered measure of a text?

• Students can fully understand the text without specific background knowledge.

• For students to fully understand the text, they must have background knowledge of the topic.

• The text is understood by the student without consciously applying comprehension strategies.

• The themes and details in the text are well within the student's developmental level of understanding.

Which author is associated with the literary period of Realism?

• John Steinbeck

• Walt Whitman

• T.S. Eliot

• Edgar Allan Poe

What is a characteristic of the High Complexity quantitative measure of a text?

• Students with limited background knowledge may understand the text, but some levels of meaning may be impeded by lack of prior exposure.

• Text is at the higher end of or above the grade-level band according to a quantitative reading measure.

• Text is in the midrange of the grade-level band according to a quantitative reading measure.

• Text is below or at the lower end of the grade-level band according to a quantitative reading measure.