Literary analysis test review

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do you support the validity of a theme?

• text evidence
• summarizing
• you can't
• using the plot

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Where can a reader find the theme in MOST stories?

• It stated directly in the text.

• A character tells you.

• The reader must understand what the character has learned and infer the theme.

• Books or movies do not have themes.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

You can often infer the theme of a piece of literature by ...

• evaluating how a character has changed
• sharing a character's experience
• determining how the conflict has resolved
• ALL of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is NOT a theme?

• sharing with others is caring
• money is the root of all evil
• hard work pays off
• love

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Cassie was having a wonderful time at summer camp. She made friends with all the girls in her cabin. One day her mom sent her a box of 12 of her best homemade chocolate chip cookies. The girls in her cabin asked if the could share and have some. Cassie decided not to share the cookies with anyone and kept all 12 cookies for herself.

Cassie at all the cookies, but then from now on no of the girls in the cabin wanted to be her friend anymore.

• You should always share everything.

• Cassie did not share her cookies.

• Selfishness leads to unhappiness.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Benny and Danny were twins. Each week, they both got five dollars in allowance. Benny always spent all of his money on candy and small toys. Danny saved most of his money in a piggy bank by his bed stand. Sometimes, Danny did extra work around the house for extra money.

Months passed by and soon it was summer vacation. On day, Danny asked his parents to take him to the bike store. He had saved enough money for a new bike! Danny spent the summer riding his bike with his friends and Benny spent his time home alone.

• You can buy more if you save your money.

• Danny is smart than Benny.

• You should not spend all your money of on candy.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is characterization?

• Character traits

• What a character says and thinks

• The process in which the author tells the personality of a character.

• What a character looks like and what are his actions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3