Q1 Test Review

Mr. Thomas has been running a 'Meals on Wheels' program that requires him to report to United Way the number of meals he's served to his community members.

Who is the AUDIENCE, and what is the PURPOSE?

• Mr. Thomas, to persuade

• the United Way, to inform

• the community, to persuade

• the United Way, to entertain

A text's purpose is either to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE).

What does a short story do?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

What is the theme of the story called "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?

• Honesty

• We can achieve anything we set our minds to.

• There was a boy who claimed there was a wolf.

• Don't be dishonest, or you won't be trusted.

There are several ways to determine if a snake is poisonous or not. First, poisonous snakes usually have triangular shaped heads while nonpoisonous snakes have rounded heads. Second, poisonous snakes have pupils that look like slits. Nonpoisonous snakes have pupils that are rounder. Finally, the snouts of poisonous snakes are sometimes upturned, while nonpoisonous snakes have rounded snouts.

What is the main idea?

• snakes

• Poisonous snakes have pupils that are slits.

• Nonpoisonous snakes have rounded snouts.

• There are many ways to determine if a snake is poisonous.

What would the main idea of a passage called "Fruits and Vegetables" be?

• Carrots are good for eyesight.

• Oranges provide vitamin C.

• Spinach is good for bones.

• It is important to eat fruits and vegetables.

The orange walls screamed at her as she entered the room. What type of figurative language used? Why did the author say this?

• hyperbole to make the point that the girl is picky

• personification to show how bright the walls are

• simile to show the girl likes the color orange

• metaphor to show the room is big

"My mom is as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores as promised." What type of figurative language is used? Why did the author say it this way?

• simile, to show that the mom is angry

• metaphor, to show that the mom is very demanding

• allusion, to show the mom has Cinderella's personality

• imagery, to show what the mom looks like

What is the sequence of events in a story?

• exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action, inciting incident

• resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, inciting incident, exposition

What are the different types of external conflict?

• character vs. self only

• character vs. character or nature or tech or supernatural or society

What character trait would you give Cinderella's stepmother?

• sincere

• concerned

• helpful

• evil