Comprehension
Which of the following inferences about Cole is best supported by the text?
A. Cole is a quick learner and eager to test his survival skills on the island.
B. Cole doesn’t think he will have to stay on the island for the whole year because he is used to his dad bailing him out.
C. Cole is resentful toward his father, Garvey, and Edwin, but goes along with Circle Justice’s requirements quietly because he knows there are worse options.
D. Cole feels very sorry for beating up Peter Driscal.
B. Cole doesn’t think he will have to stay on the island for the whole year because he is used to his dad bailing him out.
What is the term?
Withdraw
True or False
Theme is the main idea.
False.
The theme is the message or moral of the story.
Which of these inferences about Edwin is best supported by the text?
A. Edwin has spent a lot of time outdoors interacting with nature.
B. Edwin has no faith that Cole will ever change.
C. Edwin doubts that spending time with nature can change a person’s character.
D. Edwin is very superstitious about the Spirit Bear.
A. Edwin has spent a lot of time outdoors interacting with nature.
What is the term?
Mosey
True or False
Theme can be stated in one or two words.
False
Theme should be stated in a statement.
Which of the following best explains why Cole must live in the Alaskan wilderness for a year?
A. Cole’s father is moving there and Cole has to come along.
B. The Circle Justice is forcing him to stay there because he cannot get along with the other kids.
C. The Circle Justice hopes to change Cole’s character by requiring him to learn survival skills.
D. Cole wants to see a Spirit Bear more than anything else, and Spirit Bears are only seen in the Alaskan wilderness.
C. The Circle Justice hopes to change Cole’s character by requiring him to learn survival skills.
What is the term?
Sparse
Which type of theme is most common?
Implied or Stated?
Stated
When Edwin mentions the Spirit Bear to Cole, it mainly adds to the development of the story by __________ .
A. introducing the spiritual teacher who led Edwin to become very wise
B. introducing a legend that might become important to Cole later in the story
C. developing Edwin’s character as one of extreme superstition
D. introducing conflict as the Spirit Bear could become a rival while Cole is living in the wild
B. introducing a legend that might become important to Cole later in the story
What is the term?
Reluctantly
True or False?
Universal themes are messages that are the same around the world despite cultural differences.True
“You can find yourself here, but only if you search.”
“But if you’re lying, you’ll be sorry.”
“You sure have a lot to learn about trust.”
Edwin, Cole, Garvey
What is the term?
Shroud
True or False.
Things that help develop theme is images that are particularly strong or vivid, details about the setting, a narrator’s or speaker’s tone, characters’ thoughts, actions, and dialogue, the central conflict in the plot, the resolution of the conflict.
True