Test Review- Day 2!

Reading Test Review

Day Two

Third Person Narration!

• The person narrating (telling) the story isn't actually PART of the story

• You'll see words like: he, him, his, she, her, they, their, them

• Good readers think: what does the narration in this story do? Does it allow us to know the thoughts of at least one of the characters in the story? Does it give us literal descriptions of the setting, characters, and events? These are both characteristics of third-person narration.

What do you notice?

Madeline and Sara are twin sisters, and they are best friends, too. Some people can’t tell them apart. Sometimes, Madeline pretends to be her sister in science class just to play tricks on Mr. Jenson, their teacher. Madeline is better at science, so it’s funny to watch Mr. Jenson get confused.

The third-person narrator gave us descriptions of the characters, setting, and events! You know it is third-person because you see words like her, their, and them.

What do you notice?

At half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual. They said their prayers, and Sid was soon asleep. Tom lay awake and waited, in restless impatience.

The third-person narrator gave us a glimpse into the character's feelings. You know it is third-person because you see words like they and their.

Context Clues!

• Clues that help the reader make sense of words we don't yet know

• These clues might be found in or around the sentence that contains the word we don't know

• Check out the following slide for a recap of the different types of context clues!

• Remember, you can use a DICTIONARY as a tool to help you! ( go to merriam-webster.com if you don't have access to a physical dictionary)

Multiple Choice

The young girl is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the soldiers. What a selfless person she is!

A selfless person ____________ .

• is selfish

• has no name

• likes scarves

• cares more about others than herself

Multiple Choice

"The sailors will have an easy day sailing because the sea is calm."

What best defines the word "calm"?

• wild

• beautiful

• without disturbance or motion

• old

Multiple Choice

Which words from paragraph 6 help the reader know the meaning of the word distinct?

(Click the image to the left to read paragraph 6)

• difficult for others to copy

• made recordings

• mixed up the patterns

• didn't call back

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 6, the word detects means--

• dislikes

• expects

• discovers

• ignores

Theme!

• Theme- the lesson or moral the author wants to teach the reader

• Theme is mostly found in FICTION texts

• The theme is usually not stated directly by the author; the reader often has to INFER it.

• Themes are big, UNIVERSAL messages that don’t just apply to the story you’re reading

Open Ended

Jenny Puchovier was so excited. She had a pack of Starburst in her lunch and she had been looking forward to eating them all morning. Lunch finally came and Jenny sat down to eat her Starbursts when her friend Yudy sat next to her. “Let me get the pink ones,” asked Yudy. Jenny liked the pink ones best, but she thought Yudy was funny and Jenny wanted Yudy to like her, so Jenny gave Yudy all of her pink Starbursts. Before Jenny was done giving Yudy the pink ones, Carrie sat on the other side of Jenny. “Let me get the red and the orange ones, Jenny. Remember when I gave you that Snickers?” Jenny didn’t remember that, though she did remember when Carrie ate a whole Snickers in front of her, but Jenny thought Carrie was cool, so she gave her the red and the orange Starbursts. Now that she only had the yellow ones, Jenny wasn’t so excited about eating starbursts anymore.

Question: What is the THEME of this passage?

Multiple Choice

Once there was a mean little boy who lived in a small village. This mean little boy loved to mess with people, so one day he ran up to a sheep herder and shouted, “WOLF! WOLF! A wolf is attacking the town!” The sheep herder grabbed his staff and ran to defend the town, but realized he had been fooled when the boy started pointing and laughing at him. “Ha ha! I made you jump,” said the boy. Then the boy ran up to a farmer and shouted, “WOLF! WOLF! A wolf is attacking the town!” The farmer grabbed his pitchfork and ran to defend the town, but when the boy started pointing and laughing at him, he realized he had been tricked. As the boy went back to his family’s farm laughing about the funny trick he played, he saw a real wolf in his father’s chicken coop. As the wolf ate all of his father’s chickens, the boy screamed over and over again, “WOLF! WOLF! Please help us!” But nobody came to help him.

What is the THEME of this passage?

• It is not okay to ask others for help.

• You shouldn't ask for help unless you actually need it.

• Your neighbors won't help you.

What does "conflict" mean?

• Conflict is another word for PROBLEM!

• Story plots aren't complete without a PROBLEM, right?

• Conflicts (problems) are resolved during the story.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a CONFLICT from the story, The Three Little Pigs?

• The 3 pigs built their own houses.

• The wolf kept trying to blow down the pigs' houses.

• The pigs wouldn't open the door for the wolf.

• The last pig's house saved the three little pigs.

You did it!

You'll do GREAT on your reading test tomorrow! :)