EOC Reading Review

When you are talking about author's purpose it's..

• The central idea that the author has about a topic.

• A general term for main idea.

• None of these

• The reason the author wrote the text. It ties into the theme, lesson, or moral and main idea.

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.

• Don't be greedy.

• Always share your things with others.

• Be respectful to others.

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ______________.

• Angry

• Mood

• Sad

• Tone

Read this sentence from the passage.
 “We clicked pictures up and down the Serengeti of distant lions lazing in the midday sun, leopards snoozing on high branches, and massive crowds of animals—literally millions of zebras and wildebeest drumming up enormous clouds of dust on their yearly migration across the savanna.”
This setting most likely causes the narrator to feel

• peaceful and relaxed

• fascinated and amazed

• reflective and sentimental

• apprehensive and nervous

Analyze the character's motivation in the excerpt where the protagonist decides to return to school after many years. What is the primary reason for their decision?

• To meet new people

• To escape their current life

• To fulfill a promise

• To gain knowledge

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Read this sentence from the passage.
 “Terrence always teased me about my fears.”
What can the reader most likely conclude from this sentence?

• . The narrator is ready to face his fears.

• Terrence understands his brother’s fears.

• Terrence is often more fearful than his brother

• The narrator usually chooses to avoid his fears.

Read this sentence from the passage.
"The boy makes a grimace and pouts a moment."
Which phrase best fits the meaning of grimace as it appears in the passage?

• disruptive sound

• rude comment

• frowning face

• clumsy smile

Refers to the struggle between two opposing forces.

• Dialogue

• Style

• Foreshadowing

• Conflict

Causes the plot to become tense or entangled as a result of the conflict.

• Complication

• Flashback

• Mood

• Theme

Interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Style

• Flashback