ELA Review

When you are asked to tell a story's THEME, you need to _________

• Tell what the story is mainly about.

• Tell what the lesson or moral of the story is.

• Tell supporting details.

• Explain the character, problem, setting, and solution.

Read this short passage:

Hurricanes can cause much damage to communities. Strong winds can blow down trees and tear the roofs off houses. Storm surge can cause flooding. Sometimes, people can be injured by these serious storms.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Hurricanes cause damage and can be dangerous.

• Hurricanes have strong winds.

• Hurricanes cause flooding.

• Hurricanes can cause people to be hurt.

We have been reading the story Tuck Everlasting in class. Which of the following would NOT be necessary to include in a summary of the first part of the book?

• The Tucks drank from a spring that gave them everlasting life.

• The man in the yellow suit followed the Tucks and Winnie, and overheard the Tucks' life story.

• There are many frogs and fish in the pond by the Tucks' home.

• Jesse asks Winnie to drink from the spring when she turns 17.

Read this short passage:

Amelia grew up in New York City, but on this hot summer day, she was milking a cow at her grandma's farm in Ohio. She thought about how quiet and peaceful it was compared to her apartment at home.

What is the SETTING of the passage?

• New York City

• A hot summer day on a farm

• A fall day on a farm in Ohio

• her grandma's apartment

Read Passage 1 and Passage 2

Passage 1

The two girls whispered to each other. "I like Tom," Jenny said. "I think George is cute," Joan said. Both of them giggled.

Passage 2

My friend Jenny and I love to share secrets. We tell each other everything. Sometimes we get in trouble for giggling and talking too much in class.

Select the statement about the passages that is TRUE.

• Both passages are told in first person point of view.

• Both passages are told in third person point of view.

• Passage 1 is told in first person; Passage 2 is told in third person.

• Passage 1 is told in third person; Passage 2 is told in first person.

In history class, students read a diary written by a solider in the Civil War. They also read a text book giving facts and information about the war. Which statement below is true?

• The diary is a firsthand account and the textbook is a secondhand account.

• The diary is a secondhand account and the textbook is a firsthand account.

• Both texts are firsthand accounts.

• Both texts are secondhand accounts.

Which type of text would BEST tell you how the main character feels and thinks about events that happen in a story?

• first person story

• third person story

• secondhand account

If the narrator of a story is a character IN the story, what is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person

• It could be either first or third person

Jenny told her mother she wanted to go shopping. She begged her mom to give her a ride to the mall. "Please, mom, I promise to do my chores when I get back."

Which sentence above shows dialogue?

• Jenny told her mother she wanted to go shopping.

• She begged her mom to give her a ride to the mall.

• "Please mom, I promise to do my chores when I get back."

In a drama, what do we call the information in parentheses ( )?

• Character list

• Stage directions

• Dialogue

• Quotation marks