CRITIQUE COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the difference between subjective and objective writing.
Answer: Subjective is biased and one-sided, while objective writing
is based upon fact rather that opinion.
◉ What aspect of writing helps create an author's tone. Answer:
word choices
◉ What is subjectivity in writing. Answer: writing that emphasizes
emotions rather than facts
◉ Why is it important to include your message (or lesson learned)
when writing a historical narrative?. Answer: It allows the reader to
know why the experience or event was important to you.
◉ What is a statement that analyzes the goal of education in
America during the 20th century?. Answer: Schools were supposed
to help all children become successful--regardless of race or gender.
, ◉ An author would include subheadings in an article to-. Answer:
help a reader skim the information
◉ connotative meaning. Answer: the meaning suggested by the
associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
◉ denotative meaning. Answer: the literal or dictionary meaning of a
word or phrase
◉ What is one way that one would prepare for a Socratic Circle?.
Answer: Think about the questions you have about the topic.
◉ Analytical Statement. Answer: a statement that is true by
definition.
Example: Education was not always available to everyone and it took
a long time to make it equal to all.
◉ How are the sections in a Socratic essay related?. Answer: All the
sections relate because they answer a question and generates
another question about ones life and how it can be better.
◉ How have changes in technology impacted oral history projects?.
Answer: Modern technology has allowed anyone to record and share
oral histories.