Reading/ELA Test Prep/Review

Reading/ELA Test Prep/Review

By Mr. K

Theme is the moral or the ​lesson the author is trying to teach about life. It's a universal truth.

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Sometimes it's stated​ and obvious -or explicit.

Sometimes it has to be figured out ​and is not stated-or implicit.

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Think of the Theme as The(message)​!

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​Theme

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​​What problem is the main character facing?

What lesson did the main character learn?

What message can you take away from the story?

​Some common themes are:

Hard work pays off

Family

Love​ Conquers All

Good Vs Evil

​Technology in society

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a theme?

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

• With hard work, you can accomplish anything.

• The little boy lied to his mother.

• You shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a theme of gloom?

• Their marriage ceremony was taking place in a grand hotel. All the eminent people of the city were invited, the reason that the celebration was excellent.

• All the family members were dressed in black, with somber faces. They were participating in the funeral ceremony of their deceased relative.

• The general commanded his troops to open fire at the enemy, and to kill each and every soldier of the combatants.

• Only the laborers were working on Labor Day.

Multiple Choice

An old turtle looked up and said,

“Mr. Sky, I have lived a long time. I have seen it all,

And what they say is true.

There is nothing new under the sun.”

“Really?” said Sky.

And from six miles up,

he dropped A single snowflake. 

Which sentence describes the theme of the poem?

• There’s always something new to experience.

• What they say is true.

• Animals understand nature better than humans.

• The sky can talk.

Multiple Choice

One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.

What is the theme?

• Don't be greedy

• Share with your neighbors

• Work before you play

• Ants are more serious than Grasshoppers

Open Ended

Please watch the clip first and state the theme or overall lesson in this clip.

Poll

How confident do you feel about determining the theme?

• Very confident (Answered all multiple choice questions correctly)

• Somewhat Confident (Answered most of the multiple choice questions correctly)

• I need more practice in determining theme (Only 1 question answered correctly or no multiple choice questions answered correctly)

​You can find the main idea of a passage by:

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• ​Identifying the topic.

• Summarizing the passage in your own words.

• Checking the first and last sentences. ​

• ​Looking for repetition of ideas.

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Ask Yourself-What does the author want me to know?

Short account of the central ideas of a text or story retold in your own words with essential information.

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What is an Objective Summary?

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​Objective Summaries only has facts!

Keep your opinions to yourself!!!

​Your objective summary should only include central ideas and key points, not supporting details.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Dolphins and Porpoises are very similar.

• Porpoises are smaller than dolphins.

• Dolphins travel in groups called pods.

• Dolphins and Porpoises are very different creatures.

Multiple Select

Which options are NOT key details for the main idea?

• Dolphins and Porpoises are very similar.

• Porpoises are smaller than dolphins.

• The teeth of porpoises are blunt unlike the sharp points of a dolphin.

• Both can be found in oceans all over the world.

Multiple Select

Which sentences are written objectively?

• When Obama became President, it was the biggest and most important election in the history of our country.

• Barack Obama graduated from Harvard University, the best college in America.

• Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States of America.

• Barack Obama is the first black President of the United States of America.

Multiple Select

Your summary should be:

• Should be at least a complete sentence or two.

• Should cover main point and key ideas.

• Should be in your own words.

• Should be a word or two.

Multiple Choice

Define central idea

• What the text is about

• The highest point in a narrative

• A clash between two opposing forces

• The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced

Fill in the Blank

An objective summary is free of personal beliefs or_________

Poll

How confident do you feel about identifying an appropriate objective summary along with the central/idea and key details?

• Very confident (I answered all questions correctly)

• Somewhat confident (I answered most of the questions correctly)

• I need more practice in identifying some or all of these targets (Only 1 question answered correctly or no multiple choice questions answered correctly)

​Author's Purpose- The author's reason or intent for writing a text. ​​

Persuade-Author tries to convince the reader.​

Inform-Author gives information about a topic.​

Explain-Author breaks down info into steps/process.​

Entertain-Author writes for reader to enjoy/react.​

Describe​-Author uses sensory details (5 senses) to appeal to reader.

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Multiple Choice

Yodeling is a vocal technique once used by shepherds in the Swiss Alps. To yodel, you first have to find your normal, or "chest," voice, and your high, or "head," voice. Yodeling involves switching between these two ranges of sound, or registers, and finding the break between them. To begin, make an "ah" sound and move your voice from low to high, listening for the break. Try to keep your voice relaxed, but don't allow the notes to flow smoothly. Unlike other styles of singing, yodeling requires you to emphasize the break between notes.

Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?

• To convince the reader that yodeling is easy.

• To explain how to yodel.

• To inform about the history of yodeling

Multiple Choice

I'd been fantasizing about this moment . . . for many months. But now that I was finally here, actually standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn't summon the energy to care.

It was early in the afternoon of May 10, 1996. I hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. The only food I'd been able to force down over the preceding three days was a bowl of ramen soup and a handful of peanut M&Ms. Weeks of violent coughing had left me with two separated ribs that made ordinary breathing an excruciating trial. At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child. Under the circumstances, I was incapable of feeling much of anything except cold and tired.

Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?

• To convince the reader to eat ramen soup and M&Ms.

• To explain how to prepare to climb Mount Everest.

• To describe how it felt to reach the top.

Multiple Choice

“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To explain

• To inform

Multiple Choice

TLC is an American girl group who released their debut album in 1992 and sold over 90 million records worldwide.

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To explain

• To inform

Fill in the Blank

Author's purpose is the author's ______ for writing a text.

Poll

How confident do you feel about identifying Author's Purpose in a text?

• Very confident (Answered all multiple choice questions correctly)

• Somewhat Confident in identifying author's purpose (Answered most of the multiple choice questions correctly)

• I need more practice in identifying author's purpose (Only 1 question answered correctly or no multiple choice questions answered correctly)

​The type of pronouns and the genre, type of literature/literature category, can be a clue when identifying the author’s point of view.

​Point of view refers to who is telling or narrating a story. A story can be told from the first person, second person or third person point of view (POV) or perspective.

​There are other types of third person POV. 3rd person limited; The narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of one character in the story. AND

3rd person omniscient;; The narrator has unlimited knowledge and can describe every character’s thoughts and interpret their behaviors.

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Point of View

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: Amy sprinted as fast as she could with her neighbor’s dog running right behind her. Amy was terrified of him, and thought that he would bite her. In reality, the dog just wanted to play, and thought of Amy as a friend.

• First person

• Second Person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: I walked towards the bus stop, hoping to not see Maria. She told everyone my biggest secret and I was never going to forgive her, no matter how hard she tried to cheer me up.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view:

Ryan went to his desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening's assignment. He was so excited to find the assignment after all his searching.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Poll

How confident do you feel in distinguishing the differences in point of view or perspective?

• Very confident (Answered all multiple choice questions correctly)

• Somewhat Confident in distinguishing the differences in POV/perspective (Answered most of the multiple choice questions correctly)

• I need more practice in distinguishing the differences in POV/perspective (Only 1 question answered correctly or no multiple choice questions answered correctly)

​Remember that Mood is the way the reader feels and not the author.

Multiple Choice

• Choice A (left)

• Choice B (right)

Multiple Choice

What is a positive connotation of ugly?

• Unattractive

• Cute

• Gruesome

• Hideous

Multiple Choice

Which synonym has the most negative connotation of "search"?

• Look

• Browse

• Snoop

Multiple Choice

True or False: Tone is the feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of the following sentence:

Kareem made a silly face at Beth.

• Angry

• Suspenseful

• Playful

• Excited

Multiple Choice

Which word in the passage has connotations that create a calm tone?

Startled by the thunderstorm, the anxious kitten snuggled up to the napping golden retriever. The two snoozed by the fireplace on that frigid winter night.

• startled

• napping

• frigid

• anxious

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of the following sentence:

She was jolted by his sudden appearance and almost tripped.

• Playful

• Angry

• Serious

• Alarmed

Open Ended

What is the connotation and what is denotation?

Poll

How confident do you feel about determining the tone along with connotative/denotative meanings?

• Very confident (Answered all multiple choice questions correctly)

• Somewhat Confident in determining the tone along with connotative/denotative meanings (Answered most of the multiple choice questions correctly)

• I need more practice in determining the tone along with connotative/denotative meanings (Only 1 question answered correctly or no multiple choice questions answered correctly)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

• In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters in the movie are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.

• A man looked out the window to see a hail storm, thunder and lightning. He turned to his friend and said, "This is wonderful weather we're having!"

Multiple Choice

A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.

Which type of irony is being demonstrated?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

Multiple Choice

 

In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier. That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.

Which type of irony is this?

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

Poll

How confident do you feel about recognizing different types of irony?

• Very confident (Answered all questions correctly)

• Somewhat confident (Most questions answered correctly)

• I need practice in recognizing different types of irony.

​Story Plot diagram

Multiple Choice

What is the complete setting of Cinderella?

• a long time ago in a kingdom ruled by a king and queen

• a long time ago

• a kingdom ruled by a king and queen

• present day in a big, fancy house

Multiple Choice

What was Cinderella's motivation?

• She wanted to breakup her father and stepmother.

• She wanted be the new princess of the kingdom.

• She wanted to clean the whole house.

• She wanted to go to the ball.

Multiple Choice

What type of conflict is present in this story?

• Character Vs Character (External)

• Character Vs Self (Internal)

• Character Vs Nature (External)

• Character Vs Technology (External)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events is the climax of the story?

• When Cinderella's foot fits perfectly in the glass slipper.

• When the fairy godmother appears and turns everything into fancy items for Cinderella.

• When Cinderella realizes it's midnight, has to rush out, loses a glass slipper on her way out, and all of her nice things turn back into what they were before.

• When the animals help Cinderella clean the house.

Poll

How confident do you feel in determining the different elements of a plot diagram?

• Very confident

• Somewhat Confident

• I need more Practice.

​Figurative Language- Words that mean something different than their literal meaning.

​Simile-Compares two things using "like" or "as"

Fast as lightening.​

Metaphor-Compares two different things.

He is a pig.​

Alliteration-Same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of words. ​

She sells seashells. ​

Hyperbole-A saying exaggerated beyond belief to make a point.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. ​​

Idiom-A common saying that has a different meaning than what it literally says.

Don't cry over spilled milk. Onomatopoeia-A sound written out as a word.

Yip! Bark! Woof! Bam! Splat! ​

Personification -Giving human qualities to a non-human item.

The ice cream was begging to be eaten. ​

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

If you keep crying wolf, you may not get help when you actually need it.

• Personification

• SImile

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Multiple Choice

"Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch."

Which figurative language is being used here?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Multiple Choice

Which of these expressions is an example of an alliteration?

• She is an angel

• The moon danced until the morning.

• Sally Saw Sarah Singing

• Ugh! 3' O clock is NEVER going to get here.

Poll

How confident do you feel in identifying different types of figurative language?

• Very confident

• Somewhat Confident

• I need more Practice.