Theme
Define theme.
The message the author is sending
Tone is...
The authors attitude or feelings
Mood is...
The reader's feelings while reading the text
A summary includes the following...
a. key people or characters, the central idea, and supporting details
b. opinions, backgroud, and direct quotes from the text.
c. central idea, supporting details, and text evidence
d. the point, evidence, and explanation
a. key people or characters, the central idea, and supporting details
What is characterization?
a. character traits
b. what a character says and thinks
c. the process in which the author tells the personality of the character
d. what a charater looks like and what are their actions
c. the process in which the author tells the personality of the character
What's the difference between theme and main idea?
The theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what the story is about.
Which of the following is not a kind of negative tone?
a. angry
b. cynical
c. harsh
d. excited
d. excited
Julia was waiting nervously for her test. What's the mood?
a. dramatic
b. afraid
c. angry
d. approving
c. angry
Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?
a. using your own words
b. summary being shorter than the text
c. exact words from the text
d. including main ideas or events only
c. exact words from the text
What is indirect characterization?
a. the process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
b. the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, atc.
b. the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, atc.
What is implied theme?
When you have to figure out the theme of the story
Which tone is represented in the following text? "Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
a. annoying
b. excited
c. calm
d. scary
excited
"My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time." The mood in this passage is...
a. cheerful
b. scary
c. sad
d. pessimistic
b. scary
a summary does what?
a. nothing
b. tells an option
c. makes an educated guess
d. is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points
d. is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points
What is direct characterization?
a. the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, apppearance, etc.
b. the process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is
b. the process by which the narrator tells the audience waht the personality of the character is.
When determining a theme the reader should first consider...
the subject or topic
Ling was chewing gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash she talked back. What tone did Ling use with her teacher?
a. apologetic
b. sarcastic
c. disrespectful
d. uncertain
c. disrespectful
"The earthquake destroyed my whole community and lots of people lost their lives. I'll never be the same again." The best word to describe the mood of this sentence is...
a. calm
b. peaceful
c. depressing
d. optimistic
c. depressing
which of the following statements about summarizing is false?
a. the summary is what the passage is mostly about.
b. the summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about
c. the summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage
d. the summary is one isolated thought in a passage
d. The summary is one isolated thought in a passage
Is the following sentence direct or indirect characterization? "Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk"
Indirect
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
Think about what the character has learned.
"The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at her side and smiled about last night's victory." What is the tone?
a. cheerful
b. depressing
c. determined
d. suspenceful
a. cheerful
Read this sentence:
Please reorganize the books according to their subjects.
What is the mood of the italic verb?
a. indicative
b. subjunctive
c. imperative
d. conditional
c. imperative
The 'who/subject' is...
a. the person or thing a text or article is about
b. the date the article is happening
c. where the stuff takes place
d. what happens in the article or text
a. the person or thing a text or article is about
What do we know about Jack from this sentence? "Jack looked at his sister and thought that she was weird for putting ketchup in her milk."
a. He is tired of being around his sister
b. He thinks his sister is weird
c. He likes ketchup in his milk as well
b. He thinks his sister is weird