Name:
_________________________ Date:_________________
Test: 8th
Grade Group:
___________________
I. Theme:
A. Write the definition for theme
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B. Directions:
Determine what the theme is for each story and explain your answer. Remember, a
theme is a lesson or message in the story. Write
in complete sentences.
1. Barry liked playing board
games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so much that he would do whatever
it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. He'd steal money from the
bank and hide it under the couch cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving
around the board. He'd shortchange others money that they were owed and argue
with them about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the
games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and
family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks.
They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't any
fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his treacherous
style of gameplay, until nobody would play with him anymore. Barry may have won
a lot of games, but at what cost?
What is the theme of the story? __________________________________________________________
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What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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2. It was Sean's first day at
a new high school. Most of the students had been nice to him, until he got into
gym class. The coach had assigned two captains, Mike and Malik, and they were
picking teams from the boys in Sean's class. As Mike and Malik made their
picks, it became pretty clear to Sean who was popular and who was not. Since
Sean was short for his age, Mike and Malik just assumed that Sean could not
play basketball. As Mike and Malik's choices dwindled, Sean still remained
amongst an ever-slimming pool of struggling athletes. Now there were only two
students left: Sean and another kid who seemed nice but was reading a book.
Mike and Malik joked about who was going to get stuck with whom, and then Mike
made his last pick. It was not Sean. Sean sighed and reluctantly joined Malik's
team. As soon as the game began, Mike became aware of the error that he had
made. Sean quickly stole the ball from him and ran it back for a layup.
"The new kid got lucky," Mike remarked, but it soon became clear that
Sean had more going for him than luck. What Sean lacked in height, he made up
for in speed, and he continued to dominate the action on the court for the
remainder of the game. With Sean's blazing speed and crazy crossovers, Malik's
team devastated Mike's, and that was the only time that Sean would be last pick
at that high school.
What is the theme of
the story? __________________________________________________________
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What happens in the
story that leads you to believe this? ______________________________________
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3. Blaine opened up the
present and began pouting. He screamed in a high-pitched voice, "This is
Captain Thunder! I wanted Captain Lightning!" His mother looked at him
with dismay and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. "Why
did you get me a red hat? You know I like blue more," Blaine whined as he
threw the hat across the room. His mother straightened her expression and
squinted at him. Earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment,
but by now she had put away her camera. She sighed and handed him one more
present in hopes that this year wouldn't be a total bust. Blaine huffed and
opened it. "A Game Box 4000… wow. Where's the Game Box 5000 that I asked
for?" His mother could bear his ingratitude no longer. The next time that
Blaine returned from his father's house, he was shocked to find that all of
these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously
donated to needy children.
What is the theme of the story?
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What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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4. Jimmy and Eric were huddled by the tire swing. "Why
did Scott have to take the kickball? He knows we play kickball at recess."
Jimmy whined. "Maybe we could just do something else." Eric
suggested. "No, I'm going to get back our kickball," countered Jimmy.
Scott was bouncing the kickball against the wall by himself when Jimmy
approached him. "Give us back our kickball, Scott!" Jimmy shouted.
Scott looked up and down at Jimmy and then continued bouncing the ball against
the wall. Jimmy ran up to Scott and tried to snatch the ball as it passed from
the wall back to Scott, but he was too slow. He missed and fell onto the gravel
and cried out, "Ow! See what you did, Scott!" By now Eric had
joined the other two boys and he made a suggestion: "Hey, Scott, maybe we
could all play together." Scott looked at him skeptically, but Eric's warm
expression convinced him of his sincerity. "Ok," Scott muttered as he
helped Jimmy back to his feet and asked, "What do you want to play?"
The boys agreed on kickball and used the remaining recess time to play. Jimmy
and Eric agreed that it was a lot more fun to play with three people and Scott
became a regular addition to their recess activities.
What is the theme of the story?
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What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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5. Genevieve was obsessed with details. She felt that
everything that she submitted to her teacher had to be perfect. For the final
project in reading class, students were given one week to use their art skills
to bring a scene from a novel to life. Genevieve decided that she would build a
shoebox diorama. She spent the first two nights creating an intricately
detailed scene far superior to anything that her classmates would produce, but
she ended up throwing it away because she didn't like how tape was visible at
the bottom of the diorama. The next two nights she worked on a similar diorama,
but this time she used glue. Again, Genevieve produced a beautiful product, but
she was troubled by how the glue looked when it dried, so she discarded her
work again. Over the weekend and into the next week, Genevieve recreated the
project a third time. This time she used a special adhesive putty to construct
the diorama and was completely satisfied with the appearance. Unfortunately,
her project was now several days late and her grade on the assignment was
lowered to a C.
What is the theme of the story?
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What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?
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II. Suffixes
A. Define suffix
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B. Mention three noun suffixes
a. ________________________ b.
______________________ c. ________________________
C. Mention three adjectives suffixes
a. ________________________ b.
______________________ c. ________________________
D. Fill in the
blank. Add the suffix to the word in
parenthesis. Use –er; or; ment; -ion;
-ist; --ance; -ence; hood; ism; -ful; -less; -ness; -ship
1. David is a great
_____________________ (drum).
2. Magic Johnson was
a fabulous basketball ___________________. (play).
3. My baseball card
___________________________ is very extensive (Collect)
4. I received an
________________________ letter from the academy of arts (accept)
5. The teacher wants
to see a great ___________________ in my grades this month. (improve)
6. The cornerback had
pass __________________ on the biggest play of the game. (interfere)
7. The _____________________ (improve) of the telescope was justlyregarded as a sine
qua non for the _____________________(advance) of learning. .
8. I want to file
___________________ against the company that didn’t pay me. (grieve)
9. I want to experience
much ___________________ in my life because I work so hard. (happy)
10. My best friend
and I live in the same ____________ (neighbor).
11. I am a mom. That’s why I tell everybody how difficult
_________________ is. (mother).
13. My brother is a
great ________________ (guitar).
15. ________________ is the ability of an individual or the
members of a community to use two languages effectively. (Bilingual).
16. The English
Football League ________________ is the highest division of the English Football
League (Champion).
17. The
_________________ man asked for food.
(home).
18. Ellen knows it is
_______________________ to interfere. (use).
19. I love this
________________ place. (peaceful).
20. The girl was really ____________ because Christmas was
coming up. (joy)
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