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Year 8 English · Writing analytical paragraphs (TEEL)

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. What does the first 'E' in TEEL stand for?
- ☐ (a) Example
- ☐ (b) Ending
- ☐ (c) Evidence
- ☐ (d) Essay
2. Which is the strongest topic sentence for a paragraph about a character?
- ☐ (a) In chapter one, Lena walks to school.
- ☐ (b) The writer presents Lena as determined despite her setbacks.
- ☐ (c) Lena is a character.
- ☐ (d) This paragraph is about Lena.
3. Which shows a correctly embedded quotation?
- ☐ (a) "The sky darkened." This shows a storm.
- ☐ (b) Quote: the sky darkened.
- ☐ (c) The sky darkened, this is a quote.
- ☐ (d) As 'the sky darkened', the mood shifts from calm to threatening.
4. Which part of a TEEL paragraph should usually be the longest?
- ☐ (a) Explanation
- ☐ (b) Topic sentence
- ☐ (c) Link
- ☐ (d) Evidence
5. What is the purpose of the link sentence?
- ☐ (a) To introduce a new quotation
- ☐ (b) To connect the paragraph back to the question
- ☐ (c) To retell the plot
- ☐ (d) To list techniques
6. What does the 'L' in TEEL stand for? (one word)
7. What do we call a short quotation woven into your own sentence? Fill the gap: an ______ quotation.
8. Which sentence states the main point of a paragraph? The ______ sentence. (one word)

Answer sheet

1. Evidence — TEEL = Topic sentence, Evidence, Explanation, Link.
2. The writer presents Lena as determined despite her setbacks. — It makes an arguable point about how the writer presents the character.
3. As 'the sky darkened', the mood shifts from calm to threatening. — The quotation sits smoothly inside the writer's own sentence.
4. Explanation — Explanation is where you show your thinking and earn the most credit.
5. To connect the paragraph back to the question — The link reminds the reader how the paragraph answers the question.
6. Link — L is the Link back to the question.
7. Embedded — Embedded quotations make writing flow smoothly.
8. Topic — The topic sentence opens the paragraph with its main point.