Summative Question Review

What does this phrase mean:

main purpose

• a summary of the story

• the goal or reason for something

• the life lesson of the story

How can we reword/restate this question:

Which word best describes the character traits the narrator demonstrates through words and actions?

• What word tells us how the character acted?

• What word tells us the mood of the story?

• What word tells us how the character looked?

What does this phrase mean:

narrator's internal conflict

• the problem the narrator dealt with in the outside, physical world

• the main problem of the whole story

• the problem the narrator dealt with in their own mind

How would you reword/restate this question:

What theme is most clearly developed through internal and external conflicts?

• Using what we know about the plot, what is the theme of the story?

• Using what we know about the conflicts/problems of the story, what is the theme?

• Using what we know about the characters, what is the theme?

What is another word/phrase for theme?

• life lesson

• summary

• main idea

How can we reword/restate this question:

Which excerpt best reveals the theme?

• Which word tells us what the theme is?

• Which sentence tells us an overview of what the story was about?

• Which sentence from the story best shows the theme?

What does infer mean?

• to go back in the text and find the exact answer to the question

• to make a conclusion about something, using what you know or read

• to make a random guess

What does main idea mean?

• what the story or text is mainly/mostly about

• the life lesson of the story or text

• a small detail from the story or text

What does author's main claim mean?

• a summary of the story/text

• the main point the author was trying to make/prove in their writing

• the life lesson the author was trying to teach in their writing

What does author's perspective mean?

• the feeling you get when reading the story/text

• how the reader feels about the topic

• how the author feels about the topic