NYS Regents English Flashcards
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In a literary analysis essay, which of the following best describes the purpose of a thesis statement?
Answer: To present a debatable claim about the text that the essay will support
A thesis statement presents a debatable, arguable claim about the text that the entire essay works to support with evidence.
Which sentence best demonstrates the use of an effective transition between two body paragraphs in an argumentative essay?
Answer: While the previous paragraph examined the author's use of imagery, this paragraph explores how dialogue reinforces the same theme.
An effective transition connects the previous paragraph's idea to the new paragraph's focus, creating coherent flow.
A narrator who participates in the story's events and uses first-person pronouns is called a:
Answer: First-person narrator
A first-person narrator is a character within the story who tells events using 'I' and experiences the action directly.
Read this sentence: 'The old house groaned under the weight of years of neglect.' Which literary device is primarily used?
Answer: Personification
Personification gives human qualities (groaning) to a non-human subject (the house).
On the NYS Regents ELA exam, Part 2 asks students to write a source-based argument. What is most important when selecting evidence from provided sources?
Answer: Selecting evidence that directly supports the central claim
Evidence should be chosen because it directly supports the central claim, not for its length or source origin.
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
Answer: A fire station burns down
Situational irony occurs when what happens is the opposite of what would logically be expected, such as a fire station burning down.
When citing textual evidence in a Regents essay, which practice is correct?
Answer: Embedding the quote and then explaining how it supports your claim
Effective textual evidence is embedded in context, followed by analysis explaining how it supports the writer's argument.