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The Golden Compass Quiz # 4 (8th grade)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

background information about the author

b)

topic of the story

c)

life lesson, meaning, moral, or meaning about life or human nature communicated by a literary work

d)

the reason why an authors writes

2.

Which of the following is NOT part of theme?

a)

Can be one word

b)

Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life that is communicated by a literary work

c)

Their must be a message included in the theme about the topic

d)

Their must be a topic or subject

3.

Which of the following is a NOT a theme?

a)

Lying may have consequences.

b)

Mrs. White pleaded with Mr. White to wish for their son to be alive.

c)

Never judge those based on their appearances.

4.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slow and steady wins the race.
5.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
What does the fox say?
6.
A novel can have more than one theme.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
9.
When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...
a)
the illustrations
b)
the subject or topic
c)
the title
d)
the length of the story 
10.

Which of these is a theme of happiness?

a)

When the astronaut landed on the moon, he felt loneliness. Thinking there was no one else, he became a little forlorned, though the view of Earth was stunningly beautiful.

b)

All the family members were dressed in black, with somber faces. They were participating in the funeral ceremony of their deceased relative.

c)

The religious leader was leading a huge congregation of followers, praying with utmost humility.

d)

Their marriage ceremony was taking place in a grand hotel. All the eminent people of the city were invited, the reason that the celebration was excellent.

11.

In the chapters that you have read (13-18), write a paragraph explaining how Lyra is a mastermind. Support your argument with 3 examples from the chapters. How does her cleverness come in handy? You have 15 mins to write your answer.

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