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Theme Central Idea | Finding Evidence | Author’s Purpose | Plot

Quiz by Cinco Delgado

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  • Q1

    Which sentence states a theme of the passage?

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    Do not envy others.

    Help those less fortunate

    Live a long life

    Enjoy what life you have.

    60s
  • Q2

    Which detail from the text best supports the theme?

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    How very short.  It must be quite melancholy.

    ...Had fluttered about the old oak, enjoyed life and felt happy and…

    The tree would always say, “Poor little creature! Your whole life consists only of a single day.”

    On many a warm summer day, the Ephemera, the flies that exist for only a day.

    60s
  • Q3

    What is the central idea of the passage?

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    Some people enjoy the extra daylight after work or school

    Dalight saving time was popular when it started.

    Daylight saving time began temporarily, but is now used in many countries.

    In the United States, daylight saving time began in 1966

    60s
  • Q4

    Which plot element best fits with the excerpt?

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    Falling action

    Exposition

    Climax

    Rising action

    60s
  • Q5

    What is the conflict (main problem)?

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    There are leaves in the room

    Wendy and her mom do not agree

    Wends is upset

    Sone one got in through the window

    60s
  • Q6

    What is the author’s main purpose?

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    Persuade

    Inform

    Entertain

    Analyze

    60s
  • Q7

    What is the author’s main purpose?

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    Entertain

    Analyze

    Persuade

    Inform

    60s
  • Q8

    What is the author’s main claim in the passage?

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    Technology will make a person lazy

    Tethnology may be worse than we think 

    Technology use can cause health issues

    All technology is bad for a person’s health

    60s
  • Q9

    Details in the passage support the idea that…

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    Families need to limit the use of technology in teenagers.

    Research has linked heart disease only to the use of Netflix

    People are becoming lazier due to technology.

    Too many people binge watch Netflix

    60s

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