RL 4.9 Pre/Post Test

What is the theme of a story?

• the main idea

• the events

• the lesson you or the characters learned

• a summary of the story

Which of the following are common themes? (MORE than one answer)

• good verses bad

• overcoming a struggle

• persevering to complete a goal

• lying to get your way

What does it mean to compare?

• to tell how something is different

• to tell how something is the same

• to create a summary

• to tell the lesson the character learned

What does the word contrast mean?

• to write a summary

• the main idea

• to tell how things are different

• to tell how things are the same

What is a fairy tale?

• a story passed by word of mouth

• a short story conveying a moral

• stories about how the world was created and why certain things happen (includes gods and heroes)

• a story about magical or imaginary beings and lands

What is a myth?

• a story passed by word of mouth

• a short story conveying a moral

• stories about how the world was created and why certain things happen (includes gods and heroes)

• a story about magical or imaginary beings and lands

What is a culture?

• the state you were born in

• the way of life for different groups of people

• make believe stories

• stories about heroes and gods

What is an event in a story?

• the lesson

• the things that happen in a story

• the setting

• the characters

What is a topic of a story?

• the main idea

• the big event

• the subject of the story

• the lesson