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RL 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are used to make an INFERENCE from a text?

a)

clues from the text

b)

prior knowledge

c)

background experience

d)

your neighbor

2.

Which of the following shows how to state TEXT EVIDENCE in a text?

a)

According to the text...

b)

On page __, it states that...

c)

I knew because I read it.

d)

The illustration showed...

3.

Goldilocks, Tweety Bird, and Mickey Mouse would be examples of the ______ in a story.

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

characters

d)

theme

4.

Do you want to remember your childhood, or do you want all of those precious moments that you are living right now to fade away forever? If you want to preserve those incidents that mean so much to you, you should create a scrapbook. Scrapbooking is not only a fun hobby; it is a locket for your life. Inside it, you will forever treasure those memories that you are creating right now.

Which of the following is the best central idea of this passage?

a)

Scrapbooking is a great way to preserve memories.

b)

Scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby.

c)

Life goes by very quickly.

d)

Memories are important.

5.

Which of the following best states the theme of this passage?

a)

All frogs must desire to have a king.

b)

Logs make better kings than big storks.

c)

It is better to have no ruler than to have a cruel one.

d)

Desiring a king is a foolish idea that will only lead to trouble.

6.

What is the definition of inference

a)

an educated guess

b)

context clues

c)

information you should know

d)

understanding the standard

7.

RI.8.1

Review Question 1-What inference can be made based on paragraph 4?

Read Paragraph 4:

As was customary at the time, she was required to sit behind a screen in the corner of the classroom so as to not distract the male students. But she also finally had the chance to get outside and conduct fieldwork. Bascom studied the rocks of the Piedmont region of Maryland and Pennsylvania, work for which she became best known.

a)

Bascom’s education was meant to be kept secret from her other classmates.

b)

The rocks of Maryland were more interesting than those of Pennsylvania.

c)

Women and men were not typically taught together in the same classroom.

d)

Bascom enjoyed spending countless hours outside performing geological fieldwork.

8.
Water from California’s northern mountains is pumped south along a 400-mile canal through the farming communities of the Central Valley. Not only is this canal system a marvel of modern engineering, its water fuels the state’s economic engine. In 2006, these farms produced $31 billion-worth of food and fiber, more than any other state. By contrast, world-wide ticket sales of Hollywood movies, a more famous export of California, totaled $25 billion that year.
What inference can the reader make from this paragraph?
a)
The author thinks it is more important to eat than go to movies.
b)
Water is a precious resource and shouldn't be wasted on making movies.
c)
The writer thinks moving water to the Central Valley is a good investment.
d)
The movie industry is more important to California than farming.
9.

The toothbrush as we know it today was not invented until 1938. However, early forms of the toothbrush have been in existence since 3000 BC. Ancient civilizations used a "chew stick," which was a thin twig with a frayed end. These 'chew sticks' were rubbed against the teeth. The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo. Boar bristles were used until 1938, when nylon bristles were introduced by Dupont de Nemours. The first nylon toothbrush was called Doctor West's Miracle Toothbrush. Later, Americans were influenced by the disciplined hygiene habits of soldiers from World War II. They became increasingly concerned with the practice of good oral hygiene and quickly adopted the nylon toothbrush. What can you infer about the nylon toothbrush?

a)

It was cheaper than previous toothbrushes.

b)

It worked better than any toothbrush before it.

c)

It was very popular when it was invented.

d)

It originally used animal hairs.

10.
Illegible handwriting does not indicate weakness of character, as even a quick glance at the penmanship of George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, or John Kennedy reveals. 
a)
Washington, Roosevelt, and Kennedy all had handwriting that was difficult to read. 
b)
A person’s handwriting reveals a lot about that person.
c)
The author believes that Washington, Roosevelt, and Kennedy all had weak characters. 
11.

“Clearly,” the Time Traveller proceeded, “any real body must have extension in four directions: it must have Length, Breadth, Thickness, and Duration. But through a natural infirmity of the flesh, which I will explain to you in a moment, we incline to overlook this fact. There are really four dimensions, three which we call the three planes of Space, and a fourth, Time. There is, however, a tendency to draw an unreal distinction between the former three dimensions and the latter, because it happens that our consciousness moves intermittently in one direction along the latter from the beginning to the end of our lives.” “That,” said a very young man, “that ... very clear indeed.” “Now, it is very remarkable that this is so extensively overlooked,” continued the Time Traveller, with a slight accession of cheerfulness. “Really this is what is meant by the Fourth Dimension, though some people who talk about the Fourth Dimension do not know they mean it. It is only another way of looking at Time. There is no difference between Time and any of the three dimensions of Space except that our consciousness moves along it. But some foolish people have got hold of the wrong side of that idea.


The reader can infer from the speaker’s name that he...

a)

has traveled through time

b)

is an expert on time

c)

was a scientist

d)

can see the Fourth Dimension

12.

_______ + ________ = Inference

a)

Background knowledge + Clues from the text

b)

Background knowledge + Opinion

c)

A guess without evidence + information from the text

13.
If a student got 100% on his work, what could you infer?
a)
He listened and studied.
b)
He didn't come to school that day.
c)
He didn't listen in class.
d)
He copied off of his neighbor.
14.

The colorful creature sat high on its perch and squawked, "Polly wants a cracker!"

The creature is a ___________.

a)

a squirrel

b)

a parrot

c)

a monkey

d)

a panda

15.

Information pulled from the text

a)

Text evidence

b)

text inference

c)

Paraphrase

d)

Quotation

16.

Educated guess made using the reader's background knowledge as well as information from the text

a)

inference

b)

hypothesis

c)

claim

d)

thesis

17.

Information a reader knows from their own experiences in life and common sense

a)

background knowledge

b)

wisdom

c)

text evidence

d)

mistakes

18.
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
19.
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?
a)
Be honest.
b)
Don't be greedy.
c)
Always share your things with others.
d)
Be respectful to others.
20.
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?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
21.
She sobbed for hours trying to think of a way out of having to tell her father she wrecked her new car.  After stewing over it for quite some time, she called her father on his cell phone.  "Thank you," he said.
a)
Sometimes crying is good for you
b)
it's important to be honest
c)
Driving a car is a big responsibility
d)
expereincing loss/grief is difficult
22.
Kim had gone through her closet with her mom over the weekend.  She remembered a new girl at school who always seemed to wear the same pants over and over.  Kim wondered what she could do with the clothes.  She handed the new girl a bag as she passed her in the hallway.
a)
sacrifice is difficult sometimes
b)
it's better to give than to receive
c)
friendship is the most important thing in life
d)
it's important to be honest
23.
There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each aisle.  She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile.  I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do.  Come to find out, I dropped some money and she was trying to return it to me.
a)
Old people are always mean
b)
don't judge a book by its cover
c)
you should be aware of others
d)
it takes courage to stand up to bullies
24.
What is theme?
a)
Central message of the text
b)
The time and place of the story
c)
The feeling created in the reader
d)
The sequence of major events
25.
Theme development is when...
a)
the sequence of events happen.
b)
the time and place progresses in a text.
c)
a theme is revealed only once in a story.
d)
you see the same theme from beginning to end.
26.
When asked "How do the characters support the theme of this selection?" what question should you ask yourself?
a)
How do the time and place relate to the theme?
b)
How do the traits of the characters relate to the theme?
c)
How do the traits of the characters relate to the plot?
d)
How do the major events relate to the theme?
27.
When asked "How does the setting support the theme of this selection?" what question should you ask yourself?
a)
How do the traits of the characters relate to the theme?
b)
How do the major events relate to the theme?
c)
How do the time and place relate to the theme?
d)
How do the time and place relate to the characters?
28.

Central idea is

a)

Central idea is the author's purpose for writing the text.

b)

Central idea is the main point of the text.

c)

Central idea is a summary of the text.

d)

Central idea are the supporting details in a text.

29.

A condensed version of a story or selection that only tells the most important parts is known as

a)

an analysis

b)

A paraphrasing

c)

A summary

d)

an opinion

30.
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown are bakers.  They work at a store called Bake Goods to Go.  Mrs. Jones works nights.  She bakes cakes, cookies, and pies.  Mrs. Brown works in the daytime.  She bakes bread and rolls.  Both Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown are very good bakers.
What is the main idea?
a)
Mrs. Jones bakes pies.
b)
Mrs. Brown bakes rolls.
c)
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown are bakers
d)
They work at a store called Bake Goods to Go.
31.
It was backward day at school.  The students had to do things backward.  Some of them wore their T-shirts backward.  They took a test before they studied the lesson.  Dessert was served first instead of last.  They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down. 
What is the main idea?
a)
Dessert is supposed to come last.
b)
The students had a backward day.
c)
It is hard to do things backward.
d)
Students failed their tests.
32.
Jon held the ball in his hands.  He bounced it slowly on the ground.  Once. Twice. He crouched low and then jumped.  The ball flew into the air.  Up, up, up, it went.  Then down, down, into the basket.  “Yes!” he yelled.  “Nothing but net!”
What is the main idea?
a)
How to throw a basketball.
b)
Jon could jump.
c)
Jon liked basketball.
d)
Jon makes a basket.
33.
What is the main idea?
a)
Its the authors point of view
b)
Is what the passage is mostly about
c)
It is the sequence of the story.
34.
Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?
a)
Jenny got sick.
b)
Jenny wants to be a nurse.
c)
Her grandmother was in the hospital.
d)
Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.
35.

What is dialogue?

a)

the exposition of the story

b)

a conversation between the characters

c)

events or occurences

d)

choices made by the characters

36.

How does dialogue help a story?

a)

It reveals character traits

b)

It lets us know what the setting is

c)

It propels the plot

d)

All of these

37.

Cause to move forward

a)

Reveal

b)

Propel

c)

Dialogue

d)

Incident

38.

Dialogue can be

a)

only spoken

b)

only thoughts

c)

both thoughts and words

d)

it can not be spoken

39.

How do characters reveal things in a story?

a)

dialogue only

b)

incidents only

c)

decisions only

d)

all of these

40.

Earl’s scrunched-up I-just-ate-half-a-lemon look told Lee that he was upset, but didn’t tell him why.


Lee, unwilling to admit anything until he knew he was caught, tried to get Earl to talk without being too obvious about it. “What did Ms. Manuel do, Earl?”


Earl spat out the words, “She accused me of cheating!”


Lee tried to appear upset, “Why would you, the smartest kid in class, cheat? Hey, do you want me to talk to her? I’m your friend, after all, and I can tell her that you would never cheat!”


Earl smiled a little, “I’m pretty sure that telling her that would only make it worse.”


Lee forced a look of confusion onto his face.


Earl pulled a piece of paper from his folder, “this is the exam that she thinks I cheated on, and those red Xs mark the answers that she claims that I copied . . . off of your exam.”


“Earl,” Lee laughed a little, “you know, I was having trouble on that test, and I just thought . . . I mean, how was I supposed to know that she’d think you were the one who cheated?” Lee, glancing behind him, saw a door, and said, “I’ll go tell her just as soon as I. . .” as he began racing towards it.


Question: Lee's actions throughout this text can be best described as

a)

dishonest, because he tries to avoid telling Earl that he copied Earl’s exam.

b)

supportive, because he offers to go talk to Ms. Manuel about the exam.

c)

clever, because he makes Ms. Manuel think that Earl cheated on his exam.

d)

a good friend, because he admits to Earl that he copied off of Earl’s exam.

41.

A summary for informational text should include all of the following except:

a)

Central Idea

b)

Supporting Details

c)

Your opinion

42.

A summary for fiction should include all of the following except:

a)

Tell about the main character

b)

Conflict

c)

List of minor characters

d)

Theme/How the story ends

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