April Test Review

Context Clues

There are five types of context clues.

We will go over each type and then determine the meaning of words based on those clues.

Standard: Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a text.

Definition Context Clues

The meaning of the word can be found in the text

Multiple Choice

Mr. Fry is an affable principal. He is pleasantly easy to approach and always friendly.

What does affable mean based on our definition context clue?

• cranky

• sad

• pleasantly approachable and always friendly

Example Context Clues

an example of the word is included nearby

Multiple Choice

Mr. Fry is an affable principal. He knows everybody's name. If you have a problem, talk to him.

What example context clue did the text give us, to help us know what affable means in the text?

• He knows everybody's name.

• If you have a problem, talk to him.

Synonym Context Clues

same or similar word or meaning

Multiple Choice

Mr. Fry is quite affable. In fact, he reminds me of Ms. Baker. Do you remember how kind she was?

Which word is a synonym for affable?

What word in the sentence means the same as affable?

• remember

• remind

• kind

Antonym Context Clues

Opposite word or meaning

Fill in the Blanks

Inference Context Clues

When we use inference context clues, there are no examples, no definitions, no synonyms, and no antonyms.

When inferencing we make an educated guess, choice, or decision from the evidence we are given.

Open Ended

You do not need to worry about talking to Mr. Fry. He is an affable principal.

What inference context clues can I use in this text to help me determine what affable means?

Which sentence helps us understand affable?

Types of Conflict in Literature

Protagonist versus Antagonist

Conflict is the dramatic struggle between opposing forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot. The protagonist (main character) struggles against the antagonist in the story's main conflict. The antagonist can be a person, idea, emotion, decision, nature, rules and laws.

Multiple Choice

The main character in a story is called the:

• Antagonist

• Conflict

• Protagonist

Person Versus Person

In this type of conflict, the central character clashes with another person. It doesn’t always have to be a person. They could be animals for instance. I guess It’s just easier to say person instead of entity.

Example: Jimmy and Eric compete for the same position on the baseball team.

Person Versus Self

When a story has a person vs. self conflict, the main character battles him or herself. He or she may lack confidence or ability. He or she may have to make a difficult choice. Or he or she may have to address a personal problem. The key here is that the battle occurs within the character, though it may involve and affect other characters.

Example: Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.

Person versus Society

With this type of conflict, the main character challenges a law, tradition, or institution. The main character or characters may battle against the forces that represent these institutions.

Example: Vanessa makes an art project protesting police brutality. Her art teacher loves the project and tries to feature it in the town art show, but the county commission rejects the project. Now Vanessa, her art teacher are going to fight for the freedom of expression.

Multiple Choice

Brian has the best dog in the world. In fact, he has one of the only dogs in the world. That's because dogs are not allowed in Brian's world, where people believe dogs spread diseases. Brian's dog will be executed if he's caught. Soon Brian learns of a mysterious underground, dog owner's club and joins the fight to legalize dogs. Can Brian and his friends prove to the world that dogs are safe and friendly?

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Society

Multiple Choice

After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Society

Person versus Nature

When a story has a person vs. nature conflict, the main character fights to endure or overcome forces of nature. He or she may struggle to survive harsh elements, navigate through a disaster, or meet his or her basic needs. Stories with this type of conflict may occur in the wilderness often, but they can occur in urban settings too.

Example: Alex and Scott are out at sea on a small fishing boat when a large storm hits. After their boat flips over and sinks during the storm, Alex and Scott struggle to make it back to the shore. Just when they think that things can’t get any worse, they see a shark fin circling them.

Person Versus Supernatural

In stories with this type of conflict, the main character resists forces that are not of this world. He or she may battle monsters or strange creatures. He or she may challenge beings with magical powers. Or he or she may encounter hostile aliens. The key to this conflict is that forces that are not of this world threaten the main character.

Example: Tara and her friends accept a dare to sleepover in the old abandoned house on the hill. They acted brave at first, but when they started seeing ghosts they tried to run. Trapped in the haunted house, Tara and her friends struggle to escape with their lives.

Multiple Choice

Jamie is on a whitewater-rafting trip along a choppy river when their guide suddenly has a heart attack. Now she and the other passengers must learn to work together to survive the treacherous rapids. As if things weren't bad enough, some of the passengers have spotted a bear following the confused rafters along the shore. Will Jamie make it home safely?

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Nature

• Person vs. Supernatural

Person Versus Technology

In a story with this type of conflict, the main character resists technological forces. He or she may battle rouge robots or hostile computers. Or he or she may just struggle to accept or use the technology of a changing world.

Example: Bob is a salesman who never adapted to the new ways of doing business. Now he has a new boss who forces Bob to send text messages and emails. Bob struggles to use these technologies and fears that he will lose his job. But maybe some help from his youngest son will help Bob catch up to the pace of business today.

Multiple Choice

As far back as Brendan could remember, he only wanted one girl, Alice Daily. He thought she was perfect, but every time he went to talk to her, he got butterflies in his stomach, and threw up in his mouth. To get over his fear, he asks cool guy, Max Mason, to teach him how to talk to girls. Will Brendan work up the guts to ask Alice out, or will he just puke in his mouth again?

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Nature

• Person versus Supernatural

Multiple Choice

It's the year 3030 and society has become completely dependent on computers and robots. A young boy named Domino is flying his hoverboard to school when all of the machines start attacking people due to a powerful computer virus. What will Domino do now that the machines that are supposed to help him have turned against him?

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Supernatural

• Person vs. Technology

Multiple Choice

Kyle thought it was a little weird this morning when his neighbor tried to eat him, but it wasn't until about halfway through first period that he realized why: Kyle's community is under a full-scale zombie attack. Kyle escapes from the Zombie Principal's office to find help, but the school's former bullies are now zombies. Kyle is going to have to get creative to survive this one.

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Supernatural

• Person vs. Technology

Multiple Choice

Maggie was walking down the 8th grade hallway where everyone was pushing and shoving to get through to be the first ones to get Chick-Fil-A. She was so dissapointed when she got to the line and they had run out of the fries.

What type of conflict is this?

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Society

• Man vs Nature

Match

Match the following by dragging the correct definition to conflict

• A person who struggles with their own thoughts and feelings.

• Person has a conflict with another person

• Person has to face a force of nature beyond their control.

• Person has a struggle with the law, beliefs or values of a group.

Man vs Self

Man vs Man

Man vs Nature

Man vs Society

• Man vs Self

• Man vs Man

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs Society

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the theme of The Most Dangerous Game?

• The tables can turn at any time.

• Friends can come together in unexpected places.

• Revenge is always the answer.

• Never underestimate your family.

Fact and Opinion

How to Tell the Difference

Facts

Facts are statements that can be proven.

Facts may be true or false.

But facts can be proven.

Examples

1.  Statistically, women live longer than men.

2. Most buses weigh more than most cars. 

3. There are ten inches in a foot (false).

Opinions

Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.

Opinions can be argued.

Opinions may be supported with facts.

Opinions cannot be proven.

Examples

1. Golf is boring.

2. Pizza is delicious.

3. Math is the hardest subject.

Multiple Choice

The latest poll shows a marked increase in student dissatisfaction.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Governments must invest more in the environment.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Nine out of ten who completed the survey answered the questions correctly.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

The professor argues that the effect of carbon emissions on the surrounding environment will only get worse.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is a fact?

• Makati is the best city in Metro Manila.

• Makati City is the business capital of the Philippines.

• All cities in the Philippines should be like Makati City.

• The standard for excellence in administration must be Makati City.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

• The most beautiful planet is Neptune.

• The planet closest to the sun is Mercury.

• The sun is the center of the solar system.

• The planet with the greatest number of moons is Saturn.

Multiple Choice

Earth is the greatest planet because it has plants and animals.

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

Earth is a planet where plants and animals can live.

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

"The ship was receding from the shore into the sunset."

What is the definition of receding?

• unwise

• extended

• becoming more distant

• sticking out

Multiple Choice

"My sister gave a disarming smile right before she tripped me."

What does disarming mean?

• removing or lessening fears or suspicions

• sudden desire to do something

• entertaining

• unwise

Multiple Choice

"Our wait for the Top Thrill Dragster was prolonged because someone threw up on the ride."

What does prolonged mean?

• calm; not disturbed

• always; without changing

• becoming more distant

• extended

Multiple Choice

"It is prudent for you to fight in school because you will get in trouble."

What does prudent mean?

• extended

• overcame

• unwise

• calm; not disturbed

Multiple Choice

"My mom is invariably right about everything."

What does invariably mean?

• extended

• always; never changing

• sticking out

• sudden desire to do something

Multiple Choice

"As I was walking, I tripped over the protruding tree root and fell."

What does protruding mean?

• overcome; defeat

• sticking out

• always; never changing

• extended

Multiple Choice

The setting of The Most Dangerous Game is...

• Zaroff's house

• New York City

• Ship Trap Island

• The Sumerian Jungle

Multiple Choice

Which of the following literary devices is presented here?

"He lived a year in a minute."

• imagery

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

What type of conflict is presented in The Most Dangerous Game?

• man vs. nature

• man vs. self

• man vs. man

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Who is the protagonist?

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• Bob

• Rainsford

Multiple Choice

Who is the story's antagonist?

• Ivan

• Zaroff

• Rainsford

• Harrison Bergeron

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the climax of The Most Dangerous Game?

• When Rainsford first finds himself shipwrecked

• When Rainsford runs into Zaroff

• When Zaroff explains that he enjoys hunting people as sport

• When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape

Multiple Choice

Which quote from The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony?

• "The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth..."

• "He lived a year in a minute..."

• "The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."

• "The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."

Multiple Choice

True or False: Rainsford survives the hunt.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Rainsford and Zaroff are fighting for the same goal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Judging by the actions of Zaroff and Ivan, you can infer that...

• They have a conflict between themselves.

• They have a conflict between themselves and Rainsford.

• There is no conflict at all.

• They have separate conflicts.

Multiple Choice

What is the plot of The Most Dangerous Game?

• Rainsford must escape Zaroff, a crazy Russian who is trying to hunt him as a sport.

• Zaroff is shipwrecked and must find his way home.