Building an Analytical Paragraph · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Build paragraphs that argue

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 14-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. How should a short quote appear?

    • Alone on its own line
    • Only in the conclusion
    • Inside your sentence
  2. What holds an analytical paragraph together?

    • Three different arguments
    • One point held throughout
    • A full retelling of events
  3. A run-in quote of a few words sits inside your sentence with no comma before it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. You introduce a quote with a full sentence. What mark comes next?

    • A comma, always
    • A colon
    • No mark at all
  5. After quoting a stark metaphor, what comes next?

    • Language analysis
    • A restatement of what happened
    • A new unrelated point
  6. Your paragraph still argues after you delete its plot summary. What does that prove?

    • The paragraph needs more summary
    • The quotes should be longer
    • Analysis carries the point
  7. A student writes plot summary, long quote, plot summary, device name. What is the core flaw?

    • The quotes are too short
    • The paragraph lacks a title
    • No language analysis
  8. Two follow-ups to a quoted metaphor: Ann explains the feeling it pushes, Ben restates the event in the quote. Whose move is analysis?

    • Ann, because she handles the language
    • Ben, because restating proves understanding
    • Both moves count equally
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Answer key

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Build paragraphs that argue W1-mt_g6V2qZrdWR-s1

  1. Inside your sentence · Short quotes run inside your grammar, not apart from it.
  2. One point held throughout · One point per paragraph keeps analysis tight.
  3. True · Short fragments join the sentence directly, lowercase and all.
  4. A colon · A complete lead-in sentence takes a colon before the quote.
  5. Language analysis · Quotes need language analysis, never plot echo.
  6. Analysis carries the point · Surviving the cut proves the argument does the work.
  7. No language analysis · Without language analysis the paragraph never argues.
  8. Ann, because she handles the language · Handling the language is analysis. Restating is echo.
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