Unit 1 Test Review: RL 6.2 and RL 6.4

The message or lesson of the story is:

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The TONE is:

• the lesson or message

  of a story

• the author's/speaker's attitude

• the feeling created for the reader

• the sequence of events

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The MOOD is:

• the lesson or message

  of a story

• the author's/speaker's attitude

• the feeling created for the reader

• the sequence of events

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The THEME is developed:

• in the very beginning of a story

• in the very end of a story

• only in the climax

• all throughout the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The reader can determine the MOOD/TONE of story by

• Analyzing the word choice, setting and character's feelings

• Counting the number of pages
• Checking the book's cover
• Looking at the author's picture

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The THEME of the story "The Wise Man" is:

• An old man decides to be grateful for his life.

• Don't be too quick to judge an event as either good or bad.

• Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

• The old man sees both the good and bad in life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do the actions of the old man's friends help to develop the THEME of the story?

• They want to celebrate with the old man.

• They jump to conclusions about which events are blessings/misfortunes.

• They are glad because the old man's son does not have to go to war.

• They are confused by the old man's happiness.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail from the story BEST conveys that the friends jump to conclusions or judge too quickly?

• "The old man's friends offered their condolences. 'We are so sorry about this unfortunate incident,' they said."

• "The old man's friends were stunned by his reaction."

• Some months later, the old man's horse returned, bringing with it a stallion of great worth."

• "A group of soldiers came to the old man's house to recruit his son."

Which phrase best conveys the TONE in paragraph 1?

• There once was an elderly farmer who lived with his son.

• One day the old man discovered that his only horse had run off.

• "We are so sorry about this unfortunate incidence," they said.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What effect does the use of words like "condolences", "unfortunate" and "sympathy" have in the story?

• It shows how the friends change their feelings about the old man.

• It reveals that the friends are grateful for the old man.

• It emphasizes how the friends feel upset for the old man.

• It illustrates how angry the friends are making the old man.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4