Final Review 8th Grade

The Central Idea(main Idea) is 

• unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.
• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
• reflect the discoveries, emotions, conflicts, and experiences of a story’s main character. They are commentaries about the way the world works and or how the author views human existence. Central ideas are supportable. Try to find the interpretation that is most easily supported and covers the greatest percentage of story.
• all of the above answers identify what the central idea of a story is

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When we took the test with the story " The Run" and "The Unexpected Trip", what was the main idea of "The Run"?

• A story about how a girl gets attacked by her dad
• A story about a girl and her parents who act suspious and hide things from her and in the end she finds out her dad is a werewolf
• A girl and the story of her parents who go to their gradmother's house and she ends up falling asleep on the couch
• The story is about a girl and her journey to a house in the country with her parents

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Explain how the the main idea of "The Run" develops over time...

• At first the central idea focuses on where the family lives and then focuses on where they are going
• The central idea stays the same throughout the story and does not develop
• The central idea develops over the course of the story by starting out as a horror story then turning into a mystery
• The central idea develops over time by adding in mystery and details throughout the story and building up to the climax when it reveals that everything that had happened was because the father was a werewolf

Developing the main idea.....

• as a reader you create the main idea and the theme of the story
• It is not enough to just state the central idea. The author needs to ass supporting details
• It is usually obvious and stated in the story somewhere
• It does not develop over time. It stays the same the whole story

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Read " A Special Delivery" and answer the following questions..
Who sent the message “Anything you want, anytime you need it” to computers and reporters across the country? 

• the company Anytime 
• Christoph Ferstad
• the company Amazon
• Christoph’s friend Martine 

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Based on the text, how can the character Christoph best be described? 

• smart, friendly, and optimistic 
• cautious, quiet, and nervous 
• cheerful, lucky, and laid-back
• curious, observant, and determined 

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 Read these sentences from the text.
“Whenever anyone questioned Anytime, something horrible seemed to happen to that person. Christoph began a spreadsheet, outlining every instance that something awful had befallen a person who’d gone up against Anytime. By lunch, Christoph had a list of more than one hundred examples.”
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can you draw? 

• Very few people question Anytime’s actions or try to go up against the company. 
• Anytime is most likely responsible for the “horrible” things that keep happening to people who go up against it. 
• Christoph believes that the pattern of “horrible” things happening to people who question Anytime is a coincidence. 
• Most people are suspicious of Anytime’s actions, but they are not willing to go up against the company. 

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 Who most likely sent the anonymous emails telling Christoph to “stop stirring up trouble”?

• The attorney general of New York City
• Christoph’s friend Martine 
• The company Anytime 
• Another reporter at Christoph’s newspaper 

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What is the main idea of this story? 

• A new company, Anytime, becomes a part of daily life because of its impressive delivery services.
• A reporter starts investigating the suspicious activities of a mysterious new company, Anytime. 
• A new delivery company, Anytime, gains people’s attention with its mysterious marketing plan. 
• A reporter decides to write an article advertising a popular new delivery company, Anytime.

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Read these sentences from the text.
“Whenever anyone questioned Anytime, something horrible seemed to happen to that person. Christoph began a spreadsheet, outlining every instance that something awful had befallen a person who’d gone up against Anytime. By lunch, Christoph had a list of more than one hundred examples. Goosebumps graced his arms. This could be his big story, the one that would win him a Pulitzer Prize. There was absolutely something underhanded going on here.”
Based on these sentences, what does the word “underhanded” mean? 

• dishonest and sneaky 
• unplanned and accidental 
• fair and justifiable 
• pleasant and exciting

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