Recall
What did Melissa lose?
her cell phone
Who is the BEST suspect?
A. Tommy is naughty.
B. Zoe is jealous.
C. Angela is a liar.
C. Angela is a liar.
What is a theme?
A life lesson learned from the story, or the moral of the story.
Which pronouns are used in 1st person point of view?
A. he, she, they
B. I, we, our
C. you, your
B. I, we, our
Which two statements from the text are idioms?
A. ... also offer protection
B. ... made a beeline
C. ... never steal from you
D. ... ring you up
B. ... made a beeline
D. ... ring you up
Which excerpt from the story BEST reveals why Melissa chose a particular cell phone case?
A. “Black with gold sparkles fits your personality better,”
B. “This would keep me from sitting on my phone and breaking it.”
C. “These are stylish, but also offer protection."
C. “These are stylish, but also offer protection.
Which detail helps solve the crime and confirm the suspect?
A. Angela knows Melissa’s bedspread is deep purple.
B. Tommy wanted a new phone himself.
C. Zoe knows that Melissa likes gold sparkles.
A. Angela knows Melissa’s bedspread is deep purple.
True or False? The statement below is a good theme for the story?
It is better to give than to receive.
False
True or false? The narrator of the story is Melissa's mom.
False
Read this sentence from paragraph 1: “She absentmindedly pats the back pocket of her jeans to make sure it is still there.” What does the word “absentmindedly” mean?
distractedly, not paying attention to
Which two reasons state why Tommy is a good suspect?
A. “I wouldn’t be caught dead with a sparkle cell phone case,” said Tommy.
B. “I wasn’t happy when you got the new phone instead of me.”
C. Tommy is mischievous at times.
B. “I wasn’t happy when you got the new phone instead of me.”
C. Tommy is mischievous at times.
Tommy looked at the floor. “I wasn’t happy when you got the new phone instead of me, but I would never steal from you,” he said in a low voice. What does this reveal about Tommy's character?
A. Tommy is lying.
B. Tommy is young.
C. Tommy is timid.
C. Tommy is timid.
Which universal theme BEST fits this narrative?
A. Crime doesn’t pay.
B. Be careful what you wish for.
C. Work hard to reach goals in life.
A. Crime doesn’t pay.
Why did the author use 3rd person point of view, instead of 1st person?
A. so Angela’s thoughts could be revealed
B. so Melissa wouldn’t give the mystery away at the end
C. so Zoe’s personality wouldn’t be revealed until the end
B. so Melissa wouldn’t give the mystery away at the end
“I wouldn’t be caught dead with a sparkle cell phone case,” said Tommy, Melissa’s younger brother. What is emphasized with the idiom in this sentence?
A. Tommy’s dangerous personality
B. Tommy’s embarrassment
C. Tommy’s hostility
B. Tommy's embarrassment