WorksheetsQ1 Task 2 Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
Which of the following is an example of theme?
Love
Don't forget to feed your gerbil.
If you stay up all night playing video games, you will be tired.
Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.
A story can have more than one theme.
True
False
You and your friend found two different themes. You can both be right if
Your teacher is nice
Bothe themes have the same subject
The author agrees with you
You both have evidence to support them
Characterization is
the central message in a story
the problem in a story
the process by which a writer reveals a character's personality and qualities
What can you use to figure out what a character’s traits are?
what the character says
what the character thinks
how other characters react to the character
all of the above
True or False: Characters can only be humans.
True
False
What kind of character can pretty much be summed up in one adjective (like funny or mean)?
dynamic
static
round
flat
Which of the following choices is evidence that the setting is a library?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
introduces the characters?
During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?
The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"
The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"
The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"
The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
positive
negative
Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
It implies the conversation is not serious.
It implies that the conversation is funny.
It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.
It implies the conversation is very serious.
What's the difference between theme and central idea?
There is no difference.
Theme is the life message in a story, while central idea is the key point conveyed in an informational text.
Central idea is the life message in a story, while theme is the key point conveyed in an informational text.
They are both life lessons, but a theme is also a fact.
What is the central idea of the following paragraph?
Wolverines are medium sized mammals. They weigh no more than 50 lbs. Yet they have earned their reputation for ferocity by killing prey many times their size. But why do they get in so many fights? The reason why wolverines have so many conflicts with other animals (including wolves, cougars, and even bears) is probably because of the wolverine's preferred hunting style. Rather than chasing down or tricking its prey like most hunters, the wolverine prefers to take its meals directly from other hunters. So while a polar bear or a lone wolf might be enjoying a hard earned carcass, a hungry wolverine may try to take his lunch. As you might imagine, this style of hunting get the wolverine in plenty of fights.
Wolverines are medium sized animals who get very hungry.
Despite their size, Wolverines are ferocious animals.
Wolverines have a aggressive hunting style.
In complex texts, the central idea...
is stated and can be quoted directly from the text.
is implied, not stated, meaning you must rely on clues in the text to find it.
is not directly said by the author, meaning you must draw conclusions.
is said in the title, and therefore, copying the title is a great way to find the central idea.
