7th-Grade Language Arts Quiz

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.

• mood
• tone

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• mood
• tone

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

"They plan to kill General  Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103). 
What is the tone of the dialogue? 

• informal
• happy
• serious
• optomistic

What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
 

• pleased
• angry
• happy
• suspicious

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.
• Don't be greedy.
• Always share your things with others.
• Be respectful to others.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Point of view is...

• the author's opinion
• who the narrator is
• the vantage point, or perspective of a story
• the reader's opinion or perspective

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6