Review

Test Review

Topics covered this week:

• Theme

• Literary Elements

• Retelling a Story

Theme

• It's the moral

• It's the message

• It's the lesson of the show

• Ask: What is the author trying to teach me?

Multiple Choice

Once a cat was in a hurry. She ran across the street without looking. She narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

What is the theme of this story?

• Don't steal

• Look both ways before crossing the street

• Necessity is the mother of invention

• one good turn deserves another

Multiple Choice

Long ago, a beautiful princess had all beautiful, expensive dresses. She bragged about them all the time. The other maidens got so tired of hearing about it that they stopped being friends with her.

What is the theme of this story?

• Eat your vegetables

• Don't brag. Be modest

• Don't talk to strangers

• Necessity is the mother of invention

Multiple Choice

Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired old man. Then, the young boy needed to interview a veteran for a school project. The boy felt bad about laughing earlier.

What is the theme of this story?

• Necessity is the mother of invention

• Don't steal

• Respect your elders

• Slowly but surely wins the race

Multiple Choice

A long time ago there was a king who wanted nothing but gold. He wished everything he touched turned into gold. A fairy made his wish come true. Then anything he tried to eat turned to gold.

What is the theme of this story?

• Don't be greedy

• Work together

• Respect your elders

• Don't steal

Multiple Choice

There was once some hardworking ants and a grasshopper who hated to work. The ants gathered food all spring while the grasshopper played. When winter came, the ants had enough food, but the grasshopper had nothing to eat.

What is the theme of this story?

• Don't be lazy

• Have as much fun as you want

• Don't steal

• Look before you leap

Literary Elements

• 5 parts that make up a story

• Characters-people, animals, or things participating in the story

• Setting-Where and when (inside, outside, day, night) the story takes place

• Plot- conflict and resolution (problem and solution

• Events-the things that happen in a story.

• Story Structure- the way the plot unfolds (like a mountain)

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an element of a story?

• Explanation

• Setting

• Conflict

• Resolution

Multiple Choice

What is the name for where and when a story occurs?

• Setting

• Plot

• Location

• Exposition

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the people, animals, or things participating in a story?

• characters

• plot elements

• setting

• events

Multiple Choice

What is the problem in a story?

• the time and location of the story

• the main challenge a character faces

• the end of the story

• resolution

Multiple Choice

What is the plot of a story?

• the main events in the order that they take place

• the problem

• the lesson in the story

• the resolution

Retelling the Story

• Telling who the story was about

• What the main character wants

• what problem the character faces

• How is that problem resolved (fixed)

• Make sure you are telling the events in order

• Include the setting

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to retell a story?

• to tell about the characters

• to tell about the characters and setting

• to tell about the characters, setting, and events

• to ask questions about the text

Multiple Choice

Ben told his mom that he would never surf. He told her it was way too hard. Ben's mom said that she knew he could do it if he tried hard. Ben thought that he would try just one more time. Ben took his surfboard out into the ocean and started looking for a wave. He found one, but fell over. Instead of getting sad, Ben looked for another wave. He found one and rode the wave for 10 seconds! Maybe he could do this!

Who is the main character?

• Ben's mom

• Ben

• Tom

• The little girl

Multiple Choice

Ben told his mom that he would never surf. He told her it was way too hard. Ben's mom said that she knew he could do it if he tried hard. Ben thought that he would try just one more time. Ben took his surfboard out into the ocean and started looking for a wave. He found one, but fell over. Instead of getting sad, Ben looked for another wave. He found one and rode the wave for 10 seconds! Maybe he could do this!

What is the setting?

• outside

• at the beach

• in the ocean

• at home

Multiple Choice

Ben told his mom that he would never surf. He told her it was way too hard. Ben's mom said that she knew he could do it if he tried hard. Ben thought that he would try just one more time. Ben took his surfboard out into the ocean and started looking for a wave. He found one, but fell over. Instead of getting sad, Ben looked for another wave. He found one and rode the wave for 10 seconds! Maybe he could do this!

What is the character's problem?

• He doesn't know how to surf well

• The waves were too big to swim

• He was afraid of the ocean

• His mother is making him learn to surf and he doesn't want to.

Multiple Choice

Ben told his mom that he would never surf. He told her it was way too hard. Ben's mom said that she knew he could do it if he tried hard. Ben thought that he would try just one more time. Ben took his surfboard out into the ocean and started looking for a wave. He found one, but fell over. Instead of getting sad, Ben looked for another wave. He found one and rode the wave for 10 seconds! Maybe he could do this!

How does the character solve his problem?

• He gave up

• He looked for another wave to try

• He started to swim

• His mother helped him surf the next wave