UNIT TEST REVIEW

The soldiers sang in unison as they marched to the battlefield.

The word "unison" means _________.

• at the same time

• courageously

• inside their tents

• sadly

The troops all stayed close together as they passed the impenetrable and thick forest.

The word "impenetrable" means _____________.

• bright

• scary

• dense

• empty

What does the underlined word mean?

The teacher offered all of the students an incentive: "If you will all bring your reports back tomorrow, I will give you candy!"

• conversation

• reward

• discouragement

• conflict

What does the underlined word mean?

After the tornado swept through our town, many homes were destroyed. It took nearly three weeks to refurbish our home well enough to move back in to.

• rickety or unbalanced

• destruction or tear down

• renovate or fix

• supportive or helpful

What does the word vast mean in the sentence below?

Dianna has a vast amount of friends in all different cliques in school.

• a large amount

• a few

• select few

• very special

What is true about theme statements?

• It is that same as a subject.

• It is the idea the author wishes to convey abut a subject.

• It is the same as the moral of the story.

• There is only one theme per story.

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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.

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?

• Nature and man
• Innocence cannot last
• Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
• Nature and beauty

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9