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Monster Vocabulary pg 161-end and Personal Response Lesson

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Incident 
a)
a decision or judgement 
b)
an event 
c)
a threat 
d)
statement of assertion 
2.

Which vocabulary word means: to make someone agree; persuade

a)

convince

b)

defend

c)

impede

d)

grandiose

3.

I was not able to _______ my teacher to let me turn in my assignment late.

a)

convince

b)

defend

c)

impede

d)

grandiose

4.

Steve is afraid. This is an example of

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

5.

Steve sits on his bed and puts his head in his hands. This is an example of

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

6.

What do you think the purpose of the novel "Monster" is?

a)

To Inform

b)

To Entertain

c)

To Persuade

7.
Who's point of view is the story told?
a)
The Judge
b)
Steve Harmon
c)
The author
d)
James King
8.

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

a)

Your past does not define you.

b)

Returning home after a long time.

c)

A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.

d)

An old man who used to be a farmer.

9.

What is a main idea or topic?

a)

the main character in the story

b)

the message about life that an author expresses

c)

the sequence of events in a story

d)

a description of what the story is mostly about

10.

The theme of the story is the

a)

main character

b)

message about life that the author expresses

c)

sequence of events

d)

short summary of what the story is about

11.

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

a)

A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.

b)

A small apartment in Marfa, Texas.

c)

Telling the truth may cause you pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

d)

Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

12.

Read the following sentence: A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness. The sentence is an example of a

a)

plot

b)

character

c)

main idea

d)

theme

13.

Read the following sentence: A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War. The sentence is an example of a

a)

plot

b)

character

c)

main idea

d)

theme

14.

A story's theme might be difficult to figure out because:

a)

Authors make it hard to figure it out

b)

It has nothing to do with plot, characters, and other story elements

c)

Some stories don't have themes

d)

It is not explicitly(written) in the story

15.

The theme of a piece of story is the same as its ...

a)

message (lesson)

b)

significance (importance)

c)

subject (topic)

d)

meaning (main idea)

16.

If the topic is kindness, which of the following is a good theme statement?

a)

Don't cry over spilled milk.

b)

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

c)

When fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

d)

Face your fears.

17.

Which of the following is an example of theme?

a)

Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.

b)

Jack risked his life to save Jane.

c)

Don't judge people by outward appearances.

d)

Happiness

18.

To calculate

a)

demonstrate

b)

figure

c)

determine

d)

establish

19.

Steve says, " The trouble I'm in keeps looking bigger and bigger. I'm ______________ by it. It's crushing me (202).

a)

established

b)

overwhelmed

c)

recognized

d)

convinced

20.
What is textual evidence?
a)
You claim.
b)
Proof from the text to support your answer.
c)
What the author thinks about a topic.
d)
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
21.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
a)
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
b)
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
c)

According to the text, "At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down" (Paragraph 1).

d)
School uniforms can be ordered online .
22.

textual evidence is

a)

using quotations, summaries and paraphrasing from a text to support a position

b)

proof

c)

a detailed examination the elements or structure of something

23.

It is a mistake to think that we can leave this problem to the next generation to solve. The clock is ticking. We must act.

The tone is

a)

inspirational

b)

urgent

c)

empathetic

d)

indifferent

24.

"Together we can a make the world a better place for everyone" What is the tone?

a)

Disappointed

b)

Concerned

c)

Optimistic

d)

Worried

25.

Which word in the following text DOES NOT enhance the tone of suspense?

"She walked slowly down the stairs as something unknown shrieked behind her."

a)

slowly

b)

stairs

c)

unknown

d)

shrieked

26.

Which word would best describe the tone of this image?

a)

blunt

b)

disgusted

c)

ominous

d)

playful

27.

A characteristic of a speaker's voice that conveys his or her attitude or mood; In literature, it is the author's attitude toward a piece of writing.

a)

tone

b)

theme

c)

pattern

d)

reflection

28.

To examine or assess

a)

trace

b)

establish

c)

determine

d)

review

29.

To decide something to be real or known by determining the facts.

a)

sole

b)

extraordinary

c)

establish

d)

significant

30.

Steve is lying in his jail cell thinking about all that has happened when he thinks to himself, "...here I am, maybe on the _____ of losing my life I used to have" (203).

a)

trace

b)

verge

c)

pattern

d)

figure

31.

(Talking about Mr. King) Briggs asks Mr. Nipping, "Have you ever known him to do anything of _____________ with his right hand?"

Nipping states, "No, I've never seen him use his right hand for anything (212).

a)

pattern

b)

textual evidence

c)

extraordinary

d)

significance

32.

To firmly decide or conclude

a)

determine

b)

review

c)

submit

d)

establish

33.

To follow or to discover the course of something.

a)

recognize

b)

demonstrate

c)

cooperate

d)

trace

34.

If a person is unusual or remarkable then he or she is extraordinary.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Someone or something that is significant is not important.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Edge or border, brink

a)

tone

b)

pattern

c)

verge

d)

sole

37.

The only one

a)

rely

b)

sole

c)

pattern

d)

incident

38.

Miss Petrocelli asked him (Steve) if he was nervous...I _________ to you, the jurors in this case, that you, too, would have had a degree of nervousness. He's on trial for his life! (252).

a)

submit

b)

review

c)

rely

d)

cooperate

39.

To work or act with another or other persons willingly and agreeably

a)

demonstrate

b)

recognize

c)

cooperate

d)

review

40.

O'Brien says, "I would like to beg your indulgence while I _____ that testimony (244).

a)

review

b)

determine

c)

indicate

d)

establish

41.

O'Brien states, "A man is dead. But nowhere in the Medical Examiner's testimony does he __________ who was responsible for that murder. That is for you to ___________ (244).

a)

review; establish

b)

indicate; determine

c)

establish; review

d)

determine; indicate

42.

O'Brien then shows that the only evidence that shows Steve spoke to King was about boys playing basketball. "At no time did the State ____________ any conversation between Steve and anyone else about a robbery (245).

a)

figure

b)

recognize

c)

signify

d)

establish

43.

To state or express briefly

a)

indicate

b)

sole

c)

submit

d)

cooperate

44.

A genre of writing that reads like fiction and uses literary techniques, such as dialogue and sensory details, to report on actual people and events.

a)

Literary Nonfiction

b)

Personal Response

c)

Textual Evidence

d)

Quote

45.

The capability to understand something

a)

figure

b)

comprehension

c)

indicate

d)

sole

46.

It will ask you to express your reflections, or thoughts, on an idea, topic, or issue raised in a text.

a)

Literary Nonfiction

b)

Textual Evidence

c)

Personal Response Prompt

d)

Theme

47.

Ideas taken from the text o support a claim or prompt. It must be paraphrased or cited.

a)

Textual Evidence

b)

Personal Prompt

c)

Theme

d)

Tone