BENCHMARK: Unit 2 Review

What is theme?

• how the reader feels about the story

• the title and other text features

• central message or moral of the story that the reader learns

• just another name for main idea

Answer explanation

The same thing as the main idea

A story can have more than one theme.

• TRUE

• FALSE

"You can do it!" shouted her father, as he pushed Chloe and let go. She was going on her own, but suddenly fell. She cried, but said, "Again, daddy!" This time she went farther but fell into the ditch. A few moments later, she was riding down the street, smiling from ear to ear.

Which best represents the theme or moral?

• You should sacrifice for others.

• Give up when things are tough.

• When you are greedy, you will fall down.

• You should never give up.

What is the theme of this story?

• Eat your vegetables.

• It is better to be humble.

• Don't talk to strangers.

• What does the fox say?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is the theme of this story?

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

• Don't steal.

• Respect your elders.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.

• A struggle between two opposing forces.

• The climax in a story.

• The resolution of the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Annie and her family live on a farm in rural Kansas. When a huge storm rolls in suddenly, she and her family must retreat to the shelter, but all of the animals are out grazing. Worse still, a tornado has been spotted in their area. Will Annie and her family be able to rustle the livestock into the barn in time?

• Character vs. Society
• Character vs. Nature
• Character vs. Supernatural
• Character vs. Self

It's the year 1847 and Hallie is tired of being treated as a second-class citizen. As a married woman, she does not have the right to own property and she has no legal claim to any money that she earns. She and a group of concerned activists, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, hold a convention in Seneca Falls, New York with a plan to change the world. Join Hallie as she marches, lobbies, and struggles to win equal rights for her gender, one mind at a time.

• Character vs. Nature
• Character vs. Character
• Character vs. Self
• Character vs. Society

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Angela is having the time of her life on a cruise ship with food and fun all around her. Just as she is preparing for the limbo competition, the ship crashes into an iceberg, which punctures the hull and causes the ship to sink. Now she and a group of strangers must fight for survival on a life raft deep in the ice-cold ocean waters with limited supplies. Can she survive until a rescue team arrives?

• Character vs. Supernatural

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Technology

• Character vs. Self

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• involve extreme exaggeration

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G