Benchmark 1 Prep

In the passage, what sentence provides the clearest evidence for the main character's feelings?

• "She was happy."

• "Tears welled up in her eyes."

• "The sun was shining."

• "The room was quiet."

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1

What does the term "theme" mean in a story?

• The main character's name
  

• The overall feeling of the story

• The central message or lesson of the story

• The physical setting of the story

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2

Why do people in conversations say things or do things that make the talk or situation move forward?

• To make it more fun

• To share information about where they are

• To show more about themselves or make decisions

• To see how good they are at talking

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3

What does the author's choice of words and phrases in a text contribute to?

• The plot development

• The setting description

• The characters' actions

• The overall feeling or attitude of the text

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4

How is a poem's structure different from a short story, and why does that change how you feel when reading them?

• Poems use rhymes, and short stories use regular sentences.
  

• Short stories have a clear beginning, middle, and end, while poems are more scattered.

• Both use time in the same way, but poems use memories more.

• Short stories always tell the story from the main character's point of view, while poems use different perspectives.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.5

What does the term "plot" refer to in a story?

• The main character's name
  

• The sequence of events in the story

• The central message or lesson of the story

• The physical setting of the story

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3

How does the author's use of dialogue contribute to a story?

• It provides information about the weather

• It helps to develop the characters and advance the plot

• It describes the physical setting of the story

• It makes the story longer

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of a story's setting?

• To fill up space in the book

• To provide a backdrop for the events of the story

• To make the story more interesting

• To introduce the main character

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3

TEXT EVIDENCE is...

• words straight from the text that help support your inference

• the basis of the author's purpose for writing a text

• a song written with 14 lines

• an educated guess that you can make

DIALOGUE is...

• direct quotes from the text used to back up an inference

• a conversation between two or more characters

• actions or events that happen in a story

• a format of story writing