Flash cards

Which answer below best communicates a possible theme for The Wednesday Wars?

• Getting involved in other people’s business is never okay.

• People must find their own way in life and make their own decisions to find true happiness and fulfillment.

•  People should be careful what they wish for.

• Parents are always good role models for their children

From what point of view is the story The Wednesday Wars told?

• Third person limited

• First person from the point of view of Heather Hoodhood. 

• Third person omniscient

• First person from the point of view of Holling Hoodhood.

What role does the exposition play in The Wednesday Wars?

• It gives information about Bobby Kennedy.

• It gives information about Holling’s medical condition and his school life. 

• It gives information about Holling’s family life, school life, and community. 

• It gives information about Holling’s friends and family.

What is the overarching conflict in The Wednesday Wars?

• Holling is trying to get through the school year despite the many conflicts that arise when it comes to his family and school life.

• Holling is trying to become a famous actor despite his stage fright. 

• Holling is trying to help his sister find her way home after running away.

• Holling is trying to get Meryl Lee to notice him despite her being very popular.

 What are the two sides of the argument in this passage?

• Gym should include running every day and gym should only include running once per week.

• Gym should be optional for students and gym should be required for students.

• Gym classes should be grouped by gender and gym classes should not be grouped by gender.

• Gym should take up more time of the school day and gym should take up less time of the school day.

• Gym should only take place in the morning and gym should only take place in the afternoon.

What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

• To entertain the reader with stories from gym classes around the globe. 

• To inform the audience about how to become a gym teacher. 

• To persuade the audience that gym class should be optional. 

• To persuade the audience that gym class should be optional for students. 

• To inform the students about why some people think gym should be required and why some think gym should be optional.

Which example of textual evidence below best supports the argument that gym should be optional for students?

• “PE is a great way to get and stay healthy”(Readworks).

• “It gives you a chance to burn off calories”(Readworks). 

• “Many students are embarrassed because they aren’t very athletic. They may get teased or feel left out in gym class” (Readworks).

• “In some middle schools, more than one-third of students are choosing to skip PE, according to preliminary data from the Florida Department of Education”(Readworks). 

• None of the above

 Which of the answers below is a suggested replacement for typical gym class in the passage?

• None of the above

• archery

• yoga

• archery and yoga

• bobsledding

I only had a few dollars, so I went to the Dollar Tree.

• Compound, interrogative

• Compound, declarative

• Complex, imperative

• Complex, declarative

• Simple, declarative

There are five more chapters to read.

• Complex, declarative

• Compound, declarative

• Simple, imperative

• Simple, declarative

• Compound, interrogative