EXAM Theme/Tone/Mood

What is the theme of this passage?

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing shortstop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.

• You should cheat to win.

• Always work hard.

• It pays to be honest.

• Teamwork is best.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you.

• Returning home after a long time.

• A man sees a group of people he used to work for a long time ago.

• An old man who used to be a farmer.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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What is the best definition of THEME?

• A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express.

• The location and time of the story.

• The events that occur in the story.

• The author's reason for writing a story.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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Which of the following is the BEST thematic statement?

• Cruelty.

• Cruelty is bad.

• Cruelty might be disguised as kindness.

• The cruelty of good people.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is the BEST thematic statement?

• Young love can be true love.

• High-school romances.

• Even though Hazel and Gus were teenagers, their love was mature and real.

• Love.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the passage and answer the question:

"The house itself was far from the sprawling white mansion I remembered from my childhood. It looked smaller. The roof sagged and the plaster was cracked. The windows to the living room, the foyer and the upstairs guest bathroom were broken, patched haphazardly with sheets of clear plastic or wooden boards nailed across the frames. Like so much else in Kabul, my father's house was the picture of fallen splendor." -Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Which word best describes the tone?

• Excited

• Regretful

• Terrified

• Sentimental

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does tone do for a story?

• It emphasizes the reader's feelings towards the topic/subject of a story.

• It emphasizes the author's feelings towards the topic/ subject of a story.

• It does nothing.

• It emphasizes the theme of a story.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is Denotation?

• The cultural & emotional meaning of a word

• The dictionary definition of a word

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Select ALL of the words below that have a negative connotation.

• Childish

• Young

• Immature

• Youthful

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Select the word below that has a more positive connotation.

• Gossipy

• Chatty

• Conversational

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4