Q4 Reading Benchmark Review

The theme is...

• the universal moral of a story or poem.

• the main problem of a story.

• what a story is about.

• the argument an author is making.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

One way to determine a story's theme is to...

• just read the beginning.

• skip to the end of the story.

• try to summarize the story.

• ask yourself what the character(s) learned.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the theme of this story? Once there was a tiny fish who was tired of being in the school of fish all the time. He picked a fight with the other fish and then left the group. As he swam away, a bigger fish ate him.

• If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.

• We are stronger together than we are apart.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• Attendance is important.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

A theme should be...

• one word.

• several sentences.

• one pithy sentence.

• a specific detail.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Provides information from the past important to understanding a character's present.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which is NOT a way authors communicate flashbacks to readers?

• memories

• dreams

• characters sharing stories

• warnings or indications of future events

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Foreshadowing is...

• a memory of something that happened previously.

• an indication of something that will happen later.

• setting a scary mood.

• establishing an ominous tone.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of these sentences is the best example of foreshadowing?

• When Penny left the house, she didn't know that it was the last time she would ever see her family.

• Greg's favorite food was lasagna; he would eat it every day if he could!

• It was cold outside, so Harriet put on a hat and scarf on her way out the door.

• After years of hard work, Trevon was proud to announce that he'd been accepted to Harvard.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Vivid language that appeals to a reader's senses by describing what a character sees, hears, smells, tastes, or touches.

• imagery

• alliteration

• point of view

• indirect characterization

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Identify the point of view of the excerpt from The Hunger Games: A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false.

• first person

• third person limited

• second person

• confused

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6