RELA Plot and Theme Test Review 2025 - ADV

Directions: Read each paragraph, and determine which point of view is used to narrate each one. Underline the proof. 1. Raea gasped and scanned the shadows around her. The crystal pendant glowed faintly like the aquamarine splotches on the backs and palms of her hands, but it all faded to nothing before she could blink. Impossible! She couldn’t have seen what she thought she saw.

• 1st person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The gunman is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. Even my best mate, Marvin, knows it, and he’s more useless.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3. 3. What is the main idea of the story?

• Anthony is a runner at his school.

• Anthony is concerned he won't do well on his new track team.

• Dallas is a bigger town than Johnsonville.

• Have faith in your own abilities.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The topic of the story is:

• Family

• Friends

• Confidence

• Sports

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Directions: Choose the correct theme of the story.

• Have confidence in yourself and your abilities.

• Anthony is a talented athlete with little self-confidence.

• Whether you live in Dallas or Johnsonville, you can be successful.

• When you have friends on your side, you can do anything.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Answer the following questions from 'The Jacket' by Gary Soto. 6. Part A: Which of the following statements best identifies the theme of the passage?

• A. Clothing can help us express our interests and personalities.

• B. Things that we like at first can become unappealing over time.

• C. Disappointments can impact us for a long time.

• D. Middle school is a tough time because it is difficult to make new friends.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Answer the following questions from 'The Jacket' by Gary Soto. 7. Part B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• '... I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole.' (Paragraph 2)

• 'The teachers were no help, they looked my way and talked about how foolish I looked in my new jacket.' (Paragraph 6)

• 'I wore that thing for three years until the sleeves grew short and my forearms stuck out like the necks of turtles' (Paragraph 9)

• 'I remember the green coat that I wore in fifth and sixth grades when you either danced like a champ or pressed yourself against a greasy wall bitter as a penny toward the happy couples.' (Paragraph 1)

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What does the phrase 'blew away like loose flowers' mean as it is used in paragraph 8?

• The narrator tries to give the girls flowers but the flowers blow out of his hand.

• The narrator runs away from the girls because he is embarrassed by his new jacket.

• The girls who are friendly to the narrator scatter quickly after he wears his new jacket.

• The narrator tries to give the girls flowers but they laugh at him because of his new jacket.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What emotions are emphasized through the author's use of a first person point of view?

• The narrator is disappointed by the jacket his mom buys, but is understanding because it's all she could afford.

• The narrator is convinced that people make fun of him for his jacket and blames his mom for her bad taste and not buying him the cool jacket he wanted.

• The narrator is confident and cool until he is forced to wear the ugly green jacket

• The narrator blames his friends for not supporting him in middle school.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Subject Verb Agreement Directions: Circle the correct verb from the choices in parenthesis. 10. There ___ a cat on the roof.

• is

• are

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A