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Theme & Characterization
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English
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8th Grade
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Brittany Mazurek
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main or central message, moral, or idea in a story called?
tone
theme
character
analysis
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Can there be more than one theme interpreted or included in a story?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the subject of a text referred to, or what the text is about?
theme
tone
plot
topic
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The theme of a story is NOT directly stated in the text, the reader must figure it out for themselves, since the author never directly states the message of the story in the text.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To analyze the theme, readers must ask themselves: What is the text ______ about?
never
really
sometimes
always
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Direct characterization is when the author plainly/directly _______ the reader what the traits of a character are.
TELLS
SHOWS
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Indirect characterization is when the author _______ the reader what the traits of a character are through dialogue and action of characters.
TELLS
SHOWS
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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