Formative Review

Theme

100

An Author usually does not state the theme in the story. You must use clues and infer. 

True or False

True

200

What could be an example of theme? 

A. Friendship   B.Being prepared often leads to success

C. How to bake chocolate chips cookies 

D. Helping other 

B. Being prepared often leads to success

300

DAILY DOUBLE

_{Andrew worked all summer mowing yards. In the fall he raked leaves. He saved his birthday money. When he was sixteen Andrew bought a car with his earnings. His friends were jealous at first, but they remembered how hard he had worked.} 

_{a. Friends shouldn't get jealous.  b. Andrew is great at saving money}
 

^{c. Work is hard, but you do get rewards.  d. Slow and steady wins the race}

B. Andrew is great at saving money

 

400

_{One day in class, Hannah forgot to bring a pencil. She didn't usually sit by Valerie, but since Mrs, Durden changed their seats. Valerie kindly offered Hannah her extra pencil. Soon after, Valerie left her jacket on the playground and went back to get it. She was disappointed to see it was gone. When she walked back into class, Valerie saw her jacket in her chair. Hannah had picked it up for her.} 

_{a. Always let your friends borrow your pencils. b.One good deed deserves another.}

_{c.Friends should take turns.  d.Valerie and Hannah are nice and help each other}

_{B. One good deed deserves another.}

500

_{Stephanie invited her friends to her birthday party. She didn't know the new girl, but she thought it would be mean to leave her out. When the girl came to Stephanie's house, her mom brought in a huge cake and pizza for all. She told Stephanie thank you for inviting her daughter!}

_{a. Slow and steady wins the race    b. Actions speak louder than words}

_{c. Kind deeds can reward you in many ways. d. The new girl had a nice mom}

_{c. Kind deeds can reward you in many ways.} 

Central Idea

100

Central Idea means...

a. the topic of the text 

b. the subject of a piece of writing 

c. the overall main idea or message in an informational text 

d.pizza with pineapple and bacon

c. the overall main idea or message in an informational text 

200

_{Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.}

_{a. Leopards are losing their homes}

_{b. The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.}

_{c. The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject}

_{d.Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals}

b. The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.

300

^{Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.}

^{a.The light bulb was an important invention}

^{b. Creating inventions is a difficult process}

^{c. Thomas Edison was an excellent student}

^{d.  Thomas Edison was an important inventor}

d.  Thomas Edison was an important inventor

400

^{In 1981, a new television channel was introduced to showcase musicians performing their songs in music videos. This channel was called MTV, or Music Television. Since the channel first went on the air, viewership has increased, and the channel has expanded to countries all over the world. Today, MTV not only shows music videos, but a variety of other television programming as well.}

^{a. MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel}

^{b. MTV offers interesting videos}

^{c. Watching MTV is a great way to see musicians}

^{d. MTV is a channel that is broadcasted around the world}

a. MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel

500

^{Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.}

^{What does the author want you to learn about the passage?}

^{a. Why we can taste only sweet things. b. that we taste through our nose}

^{c. Taste buds are found in different places.}

c. Taste buds are found in different places.

Argument

100

Argument or information explaining why the author believes he or she is correct. 

a. rebuttal b.argument

c. reasons d. anecdote

C. Reasons

200

True or False: The writer's position on an issue or problem is the claim.

True

300

The point of view of people who do not agree with the claim you are making is called the?

 Counterargument 

400

What are the specific pieces of information that support a claim called?

Evidence

500

What is an argument?

a. A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue; a fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

b. A general statement that offers support for a claim

c. Facts, statistics and other information used to support reasons 

d. A statement of position on an issue.

a. A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue; a fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

Miscellaneous

100

There are three houses. One is red, one is blue and one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right of the house in the middle, where’s the white house?

Washington, DC

200

What can you hold without using your hands?

Your breath

300

I am full of holes, but I can still hold a lot of water. What am I?

A sponge

400

 I have 4 fingers and a thumb but I am not alive. Who am I?

A glove

500

DAILY DOUBLE

A man went outside in the pouring rain without an umbrella. While he got soaked in the rain, not a single hair on his head got wet. How is this possible?

The man was bald