Vocabulary
Definition: Kept from being revealed; hid from view
A. uncanny
B. suppressed
C. askance
B. suppressed
When you write about a story's theme, how might you use a summary of the story’s key events?
A. as textual evidence C. as a symbol
B. as character development C. as an opinion
What is A. as textual evidence?
What does the mechanical dancer represent as a symbol in "Dancing Partner"?
A. People's ideals about dance routines
B. People's ideals about societal norms
C. People's ideas about perfection
D. People's ideas about relationships
What is C. People's ideas about perfection ?
True or False:
The main idea of Jerome K. Jerome's "The Dancing Partner" is that great inventions or technological advancements can be good for the environment.
What is False ?
The main idea of Jerome K. Jerome's "The Dancing Partner" is that well-intentioned inventions or technological advancements can have unforeseen and disastrous consequences.
Which would you include in a summary of a story's plot?
A. a list of all the characters
B. key events in the story
C. minor details about the story's setting
D. quoted paragraphs from the story
What is B. key events in the story ?
Definition: Invented or created:
A. unnerved
B. contrived
C. exertion
What is B. a contrived?
Other than plot, what elements of a story may reveal theme?
A. length of sentences
B. author’s background
C. character development, symbols
D. grammar, punctuation
What is C. character development, symbols?
Which is the BEST statement of the theme of "The Dancing Partner"?
A. Even the best intentions may have terrible consequences.
B. A mechanical man can only be a source of destruction.
C. One shouldn't waste one's time on foolish activities like dancing.
D. Although new technology is thrilling, it usually turns out to be dangerous.
What is
A. Even the best intentions may have terrible consequences.
Toby reads a short article and decides that its main idea is this: It is very difficult--but not impossible--to learn to ride a unicycle. Persistence is the key.
What textual evidence could Toby cite to back up his claim about the article's main idea?
A. the article’s statistics about unicycle sales last year
B. the article’s quote from a professional unicycle instructor
C. the article’s quote from someone who watches unicycle races on television
D. the article’s statistics about unicycle injuries last year
What is
B. the article’s quote from a professional unicycle instructor
What types of details should you include when summarizing an informational article?
A. details that keep readers interested
B. details that improve the flow of the writing
C. details that entertain the reader
D. details that support the article’s main idea
What is D?
D. details that support the article’s main idea
Definition: a noisy disturbance.
A. exertion
B. contrived
C. commotion
What is C. commotion ?
True or false:
The theme is the moral (it teaches you a lesson about the story) while the main idea is the point of the story or the most important thought.
What is True?
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What is
D. A stream of blood showed itself down the girl's white frock, and followed her along the floor. The affair was becoming horrible. ?
What types of textual evidence are strictly factual?
A. anecdotes, examples
B. data, statistics
C. data, examples
D. quotes, statistics
What is
B. data, statistics
Which of these statements would NOT belong in a theme-based summary?
A. In my opinion, the ending of this story expresses a powerful message about experiencing new things.
B. The narrator’s adventures in Hong Kong show that it’s possible to thrive in a new culture.
C. The narrator overcomes many challenges, big and small, as she adjusts to her new home.
D. At first, the narrator resists her parents’ decision to move the family to Hong Kong.
What is A.
A. In my opinion, the ending of this story expresses a powerful message about experiencing new things.
Initially, Hannah looked ____________ at the thick green smoothie, but to her surprise, her suspicions of an unpleasant taste turned out to be groundless.
A. unnerved B. suppressed
C. contrived D. askance
What is D. askance ?
Describe the difference between the theme and the main idea of a story.
What is?
The theme is the moral (it teaches you a lesson about the story) while the main idea is the point of the story or the most important thought.
True or False: The Dancing Partner was written in 1893 by Jerome K. Jerome.
What is True ?
True or False: The main idea is the author's central message about the topic of a text, usually written as a one-sentence summary of the entire piece's purpose or a paragraph's main point.
What is True ?
BONUS QUESTION: 2X THE POINTS FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER!!
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What is C. Facebook started small but is now the second most popular website.
Unfortunately, math is not my _______________, but I'm sure Paige could help you with that calculus problem.
A. impetus B. forte
C. commotion
What is
B. forte
Why should you look for details that seem really important when analyzing a story‘s theme?
A. Some details are meant to be symbolic--they represent a larger meaning.
B. Some details are provided to distract readers from the story’s theme.
C. Some details are included just to stir the reader's emotions.
D. Some details are more important to the main character than to other characters.
What is A.
A. Some details are meant to be symbolic--they represent a larger meaning.
What events BEST support the statement of the story's theme that Geibel had good intentions that went awry?
A. Geibel creates a "perfect" mechanical dancer to suit the young women's wishes. The mechanical dancer ends up killing a young woman.
B. Geibel creates a "perfect" dancing partner. The girl who dances with it is at first uneasy but then delighted.
C. Geibel leaves the dance and isn't there to help when the machine malfunctions. From then on, he makes only mechanical rabbits and cats.
D. Geibel laughs to himself as he builds his mechanical dancing partner. When the girl begins to dance with it, he leaves with his friend.
What is
A. Geibel creates a "perfect" mechanical dancer to suit the young women's wishes. The mechanical dancer ends up killing a young woman.
BONUS QUESTION 2X THE POINTS FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER!!
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What is D.?
D. Places that had known regular fire, perhaps for thousands of years, suffered when those fires vanished. Set aside and protected as reserves, the public lands have witnessed staggering biotic changes that could not have occurred had fire continued.
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What is B. ? "The Dancing Partner" is a chilling tale of good intentions gone wrong. A brilliant, proud inventor named Geibel creates a mechanical dancing partner exactly to the specifications of young women who like to dance. He brings his invention to a ball as a surprise, and at first, the dancing partner is a great success. In the end, however, the machine gets out of control and no one is able to stop it. Trapped in its mechanical arms, a young woman gets killed. The story's message might be summed up as "Be careful what you ask for and what you assume."