ELA Pass

What does the word “dormant” suggest about the diseases?

• the fact that the diseases were easily treated

• the fact that the diseases were not easily detected

• the fact that they were always transmitted by animals

• the fact that medicine was developing at a fast pace during the period

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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How does the sentence help to develop the idea that a possible explanation for vampire stories can be found in unexplained diseases of the time period?

• by introducing the topic of vampires and popular culture

• by explaining where the myths of vampires can be found

• by describing the symptoms of a disease that are similar to the behaviors of vampires

• by comparing and contrasting fact and fiction

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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Which TWO sentences from the text help to support the author’s claim that Vampires were inspired by unexplained diseases. PICK TWO

• The vampire seems to be a vehicle not just for the diseases that we were not able to comprehend, but for all those strange, unmapped places and the people that live in them too.

• Plagues and epidemics could appear without warning and cause death and misery.

• Once symptoms – which include aversion to light and water, aggression, biting and delirium – developed, death was inevitable

• And the effects of sensitivity to light can be so severe that sufferers lose their ears and noses – a physiognomy echoed in the looks of vampires such as Nosferatu.

How does the author introduce factual evidence pertaining to the town of Hamelin?

• by describing, in detail, the setting of the town.

• by introducing the tale about the Pied Piper

• by listing all of the reasons why the Pied Piper was fictional.

• by discussing the history of Grimm’s Fairy Tales

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a theme?

• a word to describe the book

• life lesson or message in a literary work

• teaching you about the characters

• When a character changes over time.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

A theme is not a single word, but a ___________.

• theory

• paragraph

• sentence

• big piece of action

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Themes will not be clearly stated, but rather __________.

• implied throughout the book.

• explained through the main character.

• explained in the title.

• stated in the beginning.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Which answer is a good example of a theme?

• Love.

• Evil winning.

• Money cannot buy people happiness.

• Human nature.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

What is the best definition of theme?

• The lesson the author is teaching.

• The message the author is sending.

• A word that summarizes the story.

• The character's main problem.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2