Close Reading Quiz

What is close reading compared to in the text?

• A telescope

• A magnifying glass

• A microscope

• A camera

What does close reading help us understand more deeply?

• The author's biography

• The text's illustrations

• The text's words, phrases, and sentences

• The text's publication date

What might you do when annotating a text?

• Skip important parts

• Underline important parts, circle new words, or write thoughts or questions in the margins

• Tear out pages

• Change the text's title

What is one way to keep track of your ideas while reading?

• By memorizing the text

• By annotating the text

• By ignoring the text

• By rewriting the text

What is one method mentioned for annotating a text?

• Skipping important parts

• Underlining important parts

• Changing the text's title

• Ignoring new words

What is the purpose of writing thoughts or questions in the margins while annotating?

• To make the text longer

• To keep track of your ideas and make the text easier to understand

• To change the text's meaning

• To ignore the text's content

What should you do during the second read of close reading?

• Summarize the text

• Make inferences

• Dig a little deeper

• Relate the text to your life

Which question is part of the first read?

• What is the author's purpose?

• How does the author support key points?

• What jumps out at you?

• How does this relate to your life?

What should you analyze during the second read?

• The main idea

• The text structures and text features

• The inferences you can make

• How the text relates to your life

What is one of the questions to ask during the first read?

• How does the author feel about the subject?

• What text structures were used?

• What questions do you have?

• How does the author support key points?