Unit 1 Test Review: RL 6.2 and RL 6.4

The message or lesson of the story is:

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone

• Plot

The TONE is:

• the lesson or message

  of a story

• the author's/speaker's attitude

• the feeling created for the reader

• the sequence of events

The MOOD is:

• the lesson or message

  of a story

• the author's/speaker's attitude

• the feeling created for the reader

• the sequence of events

The THEME is developed:

• in the very beginning of a story

• in the very end of a story

• only in the climax

• all throughout the story

The reader can determine the MOOD/TONE of story by

• Analyzing the word choice, setting and character's feelings

• Counting the number of pages
• Checking the book's cover
• Looking at the author's picture

The THEME of the story "The Wise Man" is:

• An old man decides to be grateful for his life.

• Don't be too quick to judge an event as either good or bad.

• Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

• The old man sees both the good and bad in life.

How do the actions of the old man's friends help to develop the THEME of the story?

• They want to celebrate with the old man.

• They jump to conclusions about which events are blessings/misfortunes.

• They are glad because the old man's son does not have to go to war.

• They are confused by the old man's happiness.

Which detail from the story BEST conveys that the friends jump to conclusions or judge too quickly?

• "The old man's friends offered their condolences. 'We are so sorry about this unfortunate incident,' they said."

• "The old man's friends were stunned by his reaction."

• Some months later, the old man's horse returned, bringing with it a stallion of great worth."

• "A group of soldiers came to the old man's house to recruit his son."

Which phrase best conveys the TONE in paragraph 1?

• There once was an elderly farmer who lived with his son.

• One day the old man discovered that his only horse had run off.

• "We are so sorry about this unfortunate incidence," they said.

What effect does the use of words like "condolences", "unfortunate" and "sympathy" have in the story?

• It shows how the friends change their feelings about the old man.

• It reveals that the friends are grateful for the old man.

• It emphasizes how the friends feel upset for the old man.

• It illustrates how angry the friends are making the old man.