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Analysing Texts and Passages

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  1. In an analytical response, the main function of a thesis statement is to:
  2. Which paragraph opening is the strongest for an analytical response to a text about loneliness?
  3. The phrase "where the road gave up pretending to be a street" is an example of:
  4. The tank "still wore its rust like a medal". What does this image suggest?
  5. What is the main effect of the short sentence "Nothing had changed."?
  6. Which reading of Maya's feelings is best supported by "every sentence dissolved like salt in the heat" and "She did not look up"?
  7. From which point of view is the passage told?
  8. Which detail most strongly builds a sense of isolation in the setting?
  9. The opening "Councillors, neighbours, friends" is an example of:
  10. What is the main purpose of the story about Mr Kowalski's roses?
  11. "Who among us wants to leave our children a town made only of concrete?" is best described as:
  12. What effect does the repetition in "We can plant it, we can tend it, and we can share it" have?
  13. Which criticism of the speech's argument would a careful reader be most justified in making?
  14. The final sentence, "vote for the community garden", is mainly:
  15. What does the simile "like a cautious guest" suggest about the sea's retreat?
  16. The objects left on the sand are called "small change". This metaphor suggests that they are:
  17. "My father reads the flats the way others read a newspaper" suggests that the father:
  18. What impression of the gulls is created by "those loud accountants"?
  19. Which statement best expresses a central idea of the poem?
  20. How does the line "I am learning his patience" change the direction of the poem?

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