RWW Final Review

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a theme statement?

• It is a complete sentence.

• It is describes the universal meaning of a work, not the specific characters, plot, or setting.

• It reflects the values of the entire work, not just one or two sentences or chapters.

• All of these

Which of the following is a valid theme statement?

• The author believes that John should get an education because it would be helpful for his future.

• The main character John wants an education so that he can move away from home.

• Getting a good education

• Education is the best path to freedom because once a person has been educated, nothing can take that from them.

But I try to take care/ and be gentle to them./ Words and eggs must be handled with care./ Once broken they are impossible/ things to repair.

What best states the theme for this poem?

• Eggs are meant to be broken.

• Choose your words carefully.

• Protect the words you use.

• Use words to speak softly.

Which of the following is a theme?

• The students worked together to save the music program.

• Teamwork almost always leads to success.

• The doctors worked together to diagnose the patient.

• The young woman realized that friends were important.

What is the primary difference between a topic and a theme?

• A topic is specific and a theme is general.

• A topic is the subject and a theme is the message.

• A topic is debatable and a theme is always true.

• A topic is implicit and a theme is explicit.

A flashback is

• When the author slows down the story for a slower pace.

• When the author transports the reader to a time in the future

• When the author transports the reader to a time in the past

• When the author speeds up the story for a faster pace

A flashforward is

• When the author transports the reader to a time in the future

• When the author transports the reader to a time in the past

• When the author speeds up the story for a faster pace

• When the author slows down the story for a slower pace

Pacing is

• the rate or speed at which the plot moves from one event to another

• the speed in which a reader can read a story

• the rising action in a plot structure

• he writing process that authors use to write a story

Daedalus was an artist who had a son named Icarus. Daedalus and his son were imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos. Daedalus looked for ways to escape their prison. One day, he noticed birds flying high above the prison walls. He thought, “If only I were a bird, I could fly to freedom!” Suddenly, Daedalus had an idea. He commanded Icarus to gather all the bird feathers that fell from the sky. Then, he glued the feathers together with wax, thus creating wings. Daedalus and Icarus strapped the wings to their arms and flew from their prison. Bursting with joy, Icarus flew higher and higher. He wanted to touch the sun. However, as he drew nearer the sun, the wax that held his wings together began to melt. As Icarus plummeted toward the ground, he realized his folly and understood that there are limits to everything. What happened 1st in the story?

• The wax began to melt from Icarus’s wings.

• Icarus learned there are limits to everything.

• Icarus flew close to the sun.

• Icarus wanted to touch the sun.

She noticed all the spring flowers coming into bloom. There were snowdrops nodding their heads in the breeze, and daffodils pushing their way through the earth. There were crocuses, gaily dancing in the breeze. Yellow ones, purple ones, all kinds of colours, resplendent against the dark brown earth. The grass beyond them was verdant, washed clean by the rain of the night before, and across the fields she could see sheep, and two cows. What is the pacing of this passage?

• Slow

• Fast

• Neutral

• There is no pacing