Unit 3A Review

Unit 3A Review

The test will be TOMORROW!

Point of View

• 1st Person uses the pronouns I, me, and my OUTSIDE of parenthesis

• 1st Person is told by someone who is IN THE STORY

• 3rd Person does NOT use I, me, and my UNLESS it is in parenthesis

• 3rd Person is told by an outside observer

Multiple Choice

Use "Big Win" to answer this question. Which point of view does the author use in this story?

• First-person from the students' perspective

• First-person from the principal's perspective

• Third-person from the perspective of the students' parents

• Third-person from the perspective of an outside observer

Plot

• Some plot questions ask you to consider WHY a part of the story is important.

• You have to think about what would happen if you took that part out of the story!

Multiple Choice

Use "Big Win" to answer this question. What effect does the principal reaching into the bowl have on the plot of the story?

• It makes the students nervous.

• It causes the students to cheer louder.

• It leads to the winner of the lottery being selected.

• It proves to the students that the principal cares.

Characters

• Sometimes you will be asked about the characters in the story.

• It is important to look for CLUES in the story that tell you more about why the character does what he or she does.

Multiple Choice

Use "Big Win" to answer this question. When the principal calls out the number, the older student who had the number most likely feels —

• amazed that the other students are cheering

• excited to know that he has won the lottery

• upset that other students are shaking their heads

• shocked to know that he has won the lottery.

Author's Purpose

• Remember that good readers have to think about why the author did the things they did.

• Persuade, Entertain, Inform, Explain, or Describe

Multiple Choice

Use "Lottery" to answer this question. The author wrote this selection most likely to —

• Persuade the reader to participate in the lottery

• Tell the reader about the lottery and what it is used for

• Describe some examples of people who have won the lottery

• Explain how to participate in the lottery in the future

Vocabulary

• You can ALWAYS use a dictionary to look up the meaning of words.

• You can also use CLUES in the text to figure out what a word means.

• Sometimes the word parts also help you to know what a word means.

Multiple Choice

Use "Lottery" to answer this question. In paragraph 1, the word OFFICIAL most likely means--

• Someone who works in an office

• relating to the government or a public body

• An officer of the law

• Having the approval of a public body

Paired Texts

• You will be asked how the two texts that you have read are alike and different.

• Be sure to have evidence from BOTH stories to prove your answer

Multiple Choice

Use "Big Win" and "Lottery" to answer this question. The authors of both passages most likely want the reader to know -

• That lotteries are a game of risk

• The purpose of a lottery

• Why the government runs lotteries

• How lotteries are won

Multiple Choice

Use "Big Win" and "Lottery" to answer this question. How do "Big Win" and "Lottery" differ in their description of lotteries?

• Only "Big Win" identifies why there is only one winner.

• Only "Big Win" explains why the lottery is a risk.

• Only "Big Win" describes why people spend money on lotteries.

• Only "Big Win" shows how the lottery works.