Nonfiction
What can be a theme in Angelou's work?
In Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou emphasizes how writing poetry helped her cope with traumatic memories.
a.) Creative expression can help overcome tragedy
b.) Poetry is a natural gift
c.) Humanity needs poetry to help with compassion
a.) Creative expression can help overcome tragedy
What's a theme based on the passage?
In the 2006 film, Penelope, a young girl cursed with a pig nose must find love in order to break the curse. After falling in love with a man, it's not until Penelope decides she likes herself the way she is that breaks the curse.
a.) Falling in love is pointless
b.) Self-love is the most important form of love
c.) Curses are trickier than people think
b.) Self-love is the most important form of love
Based on this passage, what is the theme?
"I got this fire burnin' in me from within
Concentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I'm sheddin' skin
Every day, a new version of me, a third of me demented
Cemented in pain, juggling the pros and cons of fame
I don't know how to make friends, I'm a lonely soul
I recollect this isolation, I was four years old
Truth be told, I've been battling my soul, tryna navigate the real and fake
Cynical about the judgement day."
a.) Life is hard
b.) There is an internal battle that's being fought.
c.) Fame is lonely and isolating
b.) There is an internal battle that's being fought
What's another word for theme?
a.) Tone
b.) Mood
c.) Message
c.) Message
What argument is the author making?
"For instance, an eight-week Stanford University study tracked 22 sets of twins. Among the sets, one twin's diet was meatless. The other ate meat. The study found that the short-term herbivores consumed fewer calories. They shed more pounds, too. They also improved their cholesterol and insulin levels over the meat eaters."
a.) Not eating meat can have several benefits to your health
b.) People who eat less meat are more likely to shed more pounds and have improved cholestrol
c.) More studies concerning health and meat intake should involve twins
a.) Not eating meat can have several benefits to your health
The 1979 film, The Muppet Movie emphasizes how each Muppet meet each other. Throughout the film, Kermit gets into several situations where he is rescued by other members of the Muppets. Based on this, what is one theme of the movie?
a.) Muppets always stick together
b.) Think before you get involved in sticky situations
c.) Everything always works out in the end
a.) Muppets always stick together
What's the Theme?
"We can't be friends
But I'd like to just pretend
You cling to your papers and pens
Wait until you like me again
Wait for your love
Love, I'll wait for your love
I'll wait for your love
Love, I'll wait for your love"
a.) Waiting for love is exhausting
b.) It's worth it to wait for love if there's a spark
c.) Its impossible to be friends with someone who uses paper and pens
b.) It's worth it to wait for love if there's a spark
What's an example of a theme?
a.) Anger
b.) Good vs. Evil
c.) Both can be themes
c.) Both can be themes
What’s the message the author is making in this passage?
“Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games tells the story of a young girl willing to take her sister’s place in a ruthless game that relies on individual skill for victory. Katniss Everdeen,with years of hunting experience under her belt, compares her competitors to game, or animals. Everdeen’s years of hunting experience and strategy ultimately contributes to her win."
a.) The Hunger Games is a cruel game that requires skill and experience in order to win.
b.) Katniss is able to win the games because of her individual skill and experience.
c.) All tributes that compete in the games are required to have hunting experience.
b.) Katniss is able to win the games because of her individual skill and experience.
“Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games tells the story of a young girl willing to take her sister’s place in a ruthless game that relies on individual skill for victory. Katniss Everdeen,with years of hunting experience under her belt, compares her competitors to game, or animals. Everdeen’s years of hunting experience and strategy ultimately contributes to her win."
What might the narrator (Ponyboy) be trying to say here?
"Living in those conditions might have turned someone else rebellious and bitter; it was killing Johnny. He had never been a coward. He was a good man in a rumble. He stuck up for the gang and kept his mouth shut good around cops. But after the night of the beating, Johnny was jumpier than ever. I didn’t think he’d ever get over it. Johnny never walked by himself after that. And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade."
a.) The rocky relationship between the Greasers and the Socs can make even the most fearless men afraid.
b.) The rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs is emotionally hurting every single person.
c.) Once a coward, always a coward
a.) The rocky relationship between the Greasers and the Socs can make even the most fearless men afraid.
Based on the lyrics, what do you think the author may feel?
"I have emotional motion sickness
Somebody roll the windows down
There are no words in the English language
I could scream to drown you out"
a.) The speaker is feeling regret
b.) The speaker is feeling anger
c.) The speaker is feeling trapped
c.) The speaker is feeling trapped
In Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House, the show has a haunting and chilling atmosphere.
Is this an example of theme?
a.) yes
b.) no
b.) No
It is an example of mood and setting
Based on the passage, what can we infer about Nando?
Nando Parrado's book Miracle in the Andes recounts the almost-two months he spent stranded in the Andes after a crash landing. As a religious man, he continually thanks God and the teammates who passed on for helping him survive.
a.) He is persistent and tough
b.) He knows how to survive in the wilderness.
c.) He is a deeply spiritual man.
c.) He is a deeply spiritual man.
What can we infer about this passage?
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color.”
a.) The narrator thinks the first week of August is not interesting.
b.) The first week of August is too colorful.
c.) Time moves like the first week of August.
a. The narrator thinks the first week of August is not interesting.
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color.”
What's the message in this passage?
"He'a a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jain
A Buddhist, and a Baptist, and a Jew
And he knows he shouldn't kill
And he knows he always will
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you."
a.) Anyone can be able to commit murder
b.) People of different religions believe in the same thing
c.) Religion is what connects people
a.) Anyone can be liable for murder
Dear Madison,
You are not my best friend anymore. You went to Casey's birthday party knowing that Casey used to bully me. I can't believe you what really do that to me!!! I hope you get sick and miss graduation.
Your (ex) best friend,
Lily
What can be a theme in this letter?
a.) Disgust
b.) Irritability
c.) Betrayal
c.) Betrayal
Irritability and disgust can describe the tone of the author. The message she is trying to tell Madison is that she betrayed her.