Fiction Review

Fiction Unit Review

As we wrap up our fiction unit, let's reflect on what we've learned.

Multiple Select

Fiction stories have...

(You may select more than one.)

• characters

• a setting

• a conflict

• a resolution

Multiple Choice

ALL fiction stories have talking animals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the lesson, message, or moral of a story called?

• the summary

• the theme

• the plot

• the conflict

Multiple Select

When writing a text-based writing about a character, your central idea needs to include…

• the text evidence

• the character's name

• the trait or traits

• your opinion about the story

Multiple Choice

What does "author's purpose" mean?

• what the selection is mostly about

• the reason someone writes

• to put the events in order

• when and where the story takes place

Multiple Choice

The author's purpose of fiction is...

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two things without using like and as

• Literal language used in stories

• A comparison of two things using like or as

• When human qualities are given to an object

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences are similes?

• She is like a bear in the morning--grumpy and cruel.

• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun.

• Her hair was silk.

• When I twisted my ankle, it quickly turned as purple as a plum.

Multiple Choice

What's the meaning of the following simile? My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time.

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry.

• She spits when she talks.

Multiple Choice

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor? The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.

• The stars and the sky

• The stars and diamonds

• The sky and diamonds

• Diamonds and the nighttime

Multiple Choice

In the story "Making the Team", why does Tyrell lose a little bit of confidence before the tryouts? *The question that follows this one will ask you for specific text evidence to support your answer.

• Andreas's anxiety was rubbing off on him.

• Tyrell wasn't as tall as Andreas.

• Andreas told him that being on the team wouldn't be as fun without him.

• He realized there were more people trying out than he originally thought.

Multiple Choice

Tyrell lost some confidence before tryouts because he realized there were more people trying out than he originally thought. What sentence from the text best supports this answer?

• "They walked the rest of the way home in silence."

• "There were at least 60 boys crowded onto the bleachers."

• "'Height doesn’t matter,' said Andreas."

• “'I’m sure you made it. I just don’t know if I did.'”

Multiple Choice

In "Making the Team", why does Andreas feel his stomach tighten?

• He's nervous about tryouts.

• He's didn't see the second sheet of names.

• He wasn't sure if he played well enough to make the team.

• He worried that Tyrell made the team and he didn't.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best explains a lesson that can be learned from the story "Making the Team"?

• Two boys make a basketball team together.

• Practice pays off.

• Always see if there's more than one page of names.

• Encouragement and support are signs of true friendship.

Read the following text-based writing to help you answer the next slides.

In the story “Making the Team”, Tyrell is supportive and observant. Tyrell shows he's supportive before the basketball tryouts when he says to his friend Andreas, “You shouldn’t be nervous, you’re the tallest kid in fourth grade.” This shows that he’s supportive because he wants Andreas to feel comfortable. He knows that he's nervous for the tryouts, and he comforts him and encourages him to believe in himself. Tyrell is also an observant friend. In the text it says that Tyrell comforted Andreas because he could tell he was upset. This means that Andreas didn’t even have to tell Tyrell how he was feeling—he could recognize his friend’s emotions just be looking at him. Tyrell's clearly quick to notice things, especially when it comes to his friend Andreas. Overall, Tyrell is a supportive and observant character.

Multiple Select

Which pieces of the text-based writing are considered EVIDENCE?

• Tyrell shows he's supportive before the basketball tryouts when he says to his friend Andreas, “You shouldn’t be nervous, you’re the tallest kid in fourth grade.”

• This means that Andreas didn’t even have to tell Tyrell how he was feeling—he could recognize his friend’s emotions just be looking at him.

• He knows that he's nervous for the tryouts, and he comforts him and encourages him to believe in himself.

• In the text it says that Tyrell comforted Andreas because he could tell he was upset.

Open Ended

How would you describe ANDREAS in the story "Making the Team"? Write a central idea with ONE trait. Then write ONE piece of evidence with an explanation to support your character trait.