Born a Crime Test - World Lit Kennedy

Born a Crime Test - World Lit Kennedy

Test Review and Study Guide

Test Content + Learning Targets

• Born a Crime - Ch. 2

• Finding theme and main idea

• Citing textual evidence

• RACE Writing Strategy

• Narrative Writing

• Plot Diagram

Personal Narrative Writing Review

• A personal narrative essay is about a personal experience, so it is usually written in the first person (I, me, we)

• It often shares a lesson learned from the experience written about

Multiple Choice

The lesson shared in a personal narrative is also known as the

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Theme

• Author's Purpose

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a personal narrative?

• A story about a time you learned a new skill

• A story about a time your best friend traveled for the first time

• A story about Mrs. Kennedy's best lesson

Open Ended

Why are details and descriptions very important when writing a personal narrative essay?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is used to share what characters say to one another in a personal narrative or story?

• conversation

• communication

• descriptions

• dialogue

Open Ended

Write a one paragraph personal about a time you were very scared. Include a hook (question, definition, or fact), descriptions and details, and a lesson you learned.

Plot Diagram

The Plot Diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyramid or triangular shape, which is used to map the events in a story. 

Multiple Select

Which of the following elements are not a part of the plot diagram?

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Climax

• Characters

• Setting

Multiple Choice

In which part of the plot diagram is the setting, characters, and background information introduced?

• Falling Action

• Expositoin

• Conflict

• Resolution

Main Idea

• The main idea is the point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the topic. To figure out the main idea, ask yourself this question: What is being said about the person, thing, or idea (the topic)? 

• The following questions will use cold reads (you've never read these texts before.

Multiple Choice

Sailing is an exciting sport. People love to sail their boats in sunny, breezy weather. It is important that all onboard know safety rules and how to behave when there is a problem. One day, Jill and her father were caught in a storm. Jill helped her father. She put on her life vest and stayed inside the cabin. Luckily, the storm passed quickly. It had been an exciting and safe trip because Jill had known what to do. What is the main idea?

• Sailing is not a very safe sport.

• Storms can come up quickly when sailboats are near.

• For boating safety it is important to know what to do before a problem happens.

• Jill's father taught her how to steer a boat in stormy weather.

Multiple Choice

When hot air rises and mixes with cold air, tiny little drops of water form and appear like clouds. The four main types of clouds are: cirrus, stratus, nimbus, and cumulus. It is possible for you to forecast the weather by looking at clouds. When cumulus clouds appear, it may mean that there will be fair weather for a few days. Large, black nimbus clouds usually appear before a thunderstorm. What is the main idea?

• Cumulus clouds mean fair weather.

• Big, dark clouds may mean a thunderstorm in coming.

• Clouds can be used to forecast the weather.

• Clouds are made from little drops of water that float in the sky.

Multiple Choice

Hurricanes are storms with strong winds of about 74 miles per hour. They begin over water and rotate around an "eye" or center of the hurricane. Hurricanes can cause a lot of damage. Trees can become uprooted. Buildings can be destroyed. People have died in some of the worst hurricanes. Property damage can be in the millions of dollars. What is the main idea?

• Hurricanes are storms that start over land.

• People find safe places to go during the worst hurricanes.

• Hurricanes can destroy life and property.

• Hurricanes have eyes.

Multiple Choice

The following sentences are not in order. Which of the following is the main idea? Years ago, mail was carried on horseback. Horses can pull wagons and carts. People ride horses. Horses are useful animals.

• Horses can pull wagons and carts.

• Horses are useful animals.

• Years ago, mail was carried on horseback.

• People ride horses.

Citing Evidence

Citing textual evidence requires you to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. Citing evidence requires you to think more deeply about the text, analyze the author, source etc.

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and answer the question below:

The ultimate goal of apartheid was to make South Africa a white country, with every black person stripped of his or her citizenship and relocated to live in the homelands, the Bantustans, semi-sovereign black territories that were in reality puppet states of the government in Pretoria. But this so-called white country could not function without black labor to produce its wealth, which meant black people had to be allowed to live near white areas in the townships, government-planned ghettos built to house black workers, like Soweto. The township was where you lived, but your status as a laborer was the only thing that permitted you to stay there.

WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THIS PASSAGE?

• Where black people lived in South-Africa

• Black labor in South Africa

• Where white people lived in South Africa

• White labor in South Africa

Open Ended

Read the following passage and answer the question below:

The ultimate goal of apartheid was to make South Africa a white country, with every black person stripped of his or her citizenship and relocated to live in the homelands, the Bantustans, semi-sovereign black territories that were in reality puppet states of the government in Pretoria. But this so-called white country could not function without black labor to produce its wealth, which meant black people had to be allowed to live near white areas in the townships, government-planned ghettos built to house black workers, like Soweto. The township was where you lived, but your status as a laborer was the only thing that permitted you to stay there.

PROVIDE (WRITE) ONE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE (SUPPORTING DETAIL) THAT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Open Ended

Read the following passage and answer the question below:

The ultimate goal of apartheid was to make South Africa a white country, with every black person stripped of his or her citizenship and relocated to live in the homelands, the Bantustans, semi-sovereign black territories that were in reality puppet states of the government in Pretoria. But this so-called white country could not function without black labor to produce its wealth, which meant black people had to be allowed to live near white areas in the townships, government-planned ghettos built to house black workers, like Soweto. The township was where you lived, but your status as a laborer was the only thing that permitted you to stay there.

WHAT IS THE THEME/MAIN IDEA OF THIS PASSAGE?