
Theme Central Idea | Finding Evidence | Author’s Purpose | Plot
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- Q1
Which sentence states a theme of the passage?
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?
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?
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?
Falling action
Exposition
Climax
Rising action
60s - Q5
What is the conflict (main problem)?
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?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Analyze
60s - Q7
What is the author’s main purpose?
Entertain
Analyze
Persuade
Inform
60s - Q8
What is the author’s main claim in the passage?
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…
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