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2nd Nine Weeks Cumulative Test Review

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Worksheet time: 45mins

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Class

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When referring to author's purpose "PIE" stands for:

Perform, Inform, Explain

Perfect, Include, Entertain

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Persuade, Include, Explain

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

"Johnny was successful as LCES class President. He got an extra recess on Thursdays for his 5th grade class. A vending machine was also brought in to fundraise for the school government club. His track record speaks for itself. Vote for Johnny, LCMS Class President, 2019-20." This is an example of ___________ writing.

Informative

Entertaining

Persuasion

Performance

A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?"

"That's disgusting - don't talk about things like that over dinner, " the dad replies.

After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?"

"Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug in your soup, now it's gone."

Persuasion

Informative

Entertaining

Exciting

Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of:

Entertaining writing

Informative writing

Persuasion writing

Expensive writing

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

Documentaries, non-fiction books, history/science books, news articles, recipes, and biographies are examples of :

Informative writing

Entertaining writing

Persuasion writing

Exclusive writing

Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world

Illustrations

Glossary

Index

Maps

What is the best definition of THEME?

A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express.

The location and time of the story

The events that occur in the story

The author's reason for writing a story

10.

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

Be honest.

Don't be greedy.

Always share your things with others.

Be respectful to others.

11.

Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."
What is the objective summary?

Mark wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.

Mark practices very hard to become a great skater.

Mark is the best skater at the park.

Mark wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

12.

GameFAQs is a Web site that hosts walkthroughs for video games. It also has answers to many frequently asked questions to popular video games. The website was created in November 1995 by Jeff Veasey. The site has a lot of video game information. It is a place where gamers can get almost any information about games. It covers systems from the Atari to the Xbox 360. The Web site also covers computer games. The information on the Web site is given by volunteer gamers. Then, it is reviewed by the site's two editors, Jeff Veasey and Allen Tyner. The Web site also has a large message board community. Every game listed on the site has a board for discussion or game help.

The summary of this passage is:

GameFAQs has a lot of information about video games. It helps people with questions they have about games. It also gives them information on how to play the games well. Users can post messages on the message boards.

GameFAQs is a good Web site that allows gamers to discuss all kinds of video and computer games. It was started in November 1995. Allen Tyner is one of the two editors who checks the information volunteers put on the Web site.

GameFAQs is a Web site that helps video gamers with their games. It was created in 1995 and covers old and new video and computer games. The site is run by two editors, who check volunteer information before putting it on the site.

GameFAQs has information on old and new video games. It has information for Xbox 360 games like Halo. It also has several message boards where gamers can discuss their favorite computer games. It was created by Jeff Veasey.

13.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

trying to get you to do or try something.

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

trying to see if you are paying attention.

14.

The text feature on the far right of the page is called a

caption

diagram

timeline

sidebar

15.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. It will be the 20th year of the World Cup. Brazil was chosen in October of 2007 to host the 2014 competition. Earlier in the year, South America had been chosen as the continent for the contest. Brazil was the only country to put in a bid. This is the second time Brazil will host the World Cup. The country hosted it in 1950. It is the first World Cup to be held in South America since 1978, when Argentina hosted. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once.

The summary of this passage is:

The 20th World Cup will take place in 2014. In 2007, it was decided that the competition would be held in South America. It is the first World Cup in South America since 1978.

In October 2007, Brazil was chosen to host the 20th World Cup. Brazil has already hosted the World Cup before. 1978 was the last time a South American country hosted the World Cup.

The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.

Early in 2007, South America was chosen as the continent for the 20th World Cup. Brazil was the only country that put in a bid. Brazil hosted the World Cup before in 1950.

16.

Which line contains an idea that would be most important to include in a summary of this passage?

Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.

Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law.

Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger.

The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rosa Parks was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.

Rosa Parks is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.

17.

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!

Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.

Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

18.

Jim was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top. Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his rescue, since he was a foot taller. What is the theme?

teamwork can accomplish a goal

tall people are the best

work hard to reach a goal

people can be like boxes

19.

Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.

Illustrations

Captions

Glossary

Chart

20.

The girls were coloring when Mike wanted to join along. One girl moved the crayons closer to them. The other girl proceeded to take the other crayon boxes. Mike had no crayons to use. One girl remarked, "These crayons are ours. Find your own." What is the theme?

Being greedy is never nice

you should keep your own things to yourself

friends should color together

it's ok to be mean to others when you're coloring

21.

Found at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about

subtitles & headings

labels

special print

Illustrations

22.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin pan with cooking oil. Whip all ingredients together in order of recipe, and cook for 20 minutes. This is an example of ____________ writing.

Persuasion

Informative

Entertaining

Interaction

23.

Found throughout the passage at the bottom of the text - Help the reader by citing references or giving additional information about a word in the text.

index

footnote

label

glossary

24.

This feature informs the reader of important words/vocabulary found within the paragraph.

Glossary

Bold words

Captions

Table of contents

25.

What graphic feature is shown in this example?

photograph

table

map

diagram

26.

True/False: We should ALWAYS look at the text features.

True

False

27.

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

You should cheat to win.

Always work hard.

It pays to be honest.

Teamwork is best.

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