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WorksheetsSummary, Character, Theme Quiz Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a summary?
a cause and effect
a retelling of nonimportant events
a retelling of the most important parts of a text
a statement about the text's theme or lesson
What information is important to notice about a text if you are going to provide a summary? (select the best answer)
conflicts
characters and conflicts
as many events as possible
how characters change, conflicts, the basic plot
When noticing character traits, what can you annotate for?
STEAL- the characters' speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks
SMELL- the characters' speech, motives, effect on others, language, and looks
the characters' personalities
the characters' motives
Why are characters important to characterize and track over the course of a text?
because they change
because when they change the author shows the theme
because when they change we can change our mood
because that's what reading is all about!
What is a theme statement? (select the best possible answer)
a topic that relates to a text
a lesson about life in general, sometimes it relates to a text
a lesson about life or human nature that is shown through a text
a universal statement that is cliche
Theme statements should be universal. What does that mean?
it should apply to all contexts
it should apply to multiple texts or situations
it should make you feel a range of emotions
it should be clear
Theme statements should be unique or not cliche. What does that mean?
they should be overused
they should be commonplace, like "never judge a book by its cover"
they should be relateable
they should not be overused
What is wrong with this theme. The theme of The Odyssey is temptation.
it is cliche
it is a topic, it is not a theme
it is too unique
nothing is wrong with it!
What is wrong with this theme: The theme of The Odyssey is temptation is wrong.
it is cliche
it is not a theme, it is a topic
it is not universal
nothing is wrong with it
What is wrong with this theme statement? The theme of The Odyssey is temptation is bad for Odysseus.
it is cliche
it is a topic, it is not a theme
it is not universal
nothing is wrong with it
What is wrong with this theme? The theme of The Odyssey is you must resist temptation to save the ones you love.
it is cliche
it is a topic, it is not a theme
it is not universal
nothing is wrong with it
What is dramatic irony?
when you say the opposite of what you mean
when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
when the audience knows something that the readers do not know
when the audience knows something that the characters or one character does not know.
Which of the below examples is an example of dramatic irony from The Odyssey?
when Odysseus sarcastically tells his crew to eat the cattle
when we expect Odysseus's crew to live but they die
when Athena knows that Odysseus will live but we don't
when Telemachus and the audience know Odysseus is the beggar but no one else in Ithaca does
What is an epic hero?
a hero who is epic
a hero who goes on a journey and is helped by a god or mentor
a hero with extraordinary abilities and a tragic flaw who is often helped by a god or mentor
a hero who goes on a journey and uses extraordinary abilities to survive
