Mr. Whitehead’s Review Game

Identify the Theme in the following passages.

Once there was a boy named Nicolas. who lived in a tiny village called Sheldon. Nicolas was supposed to watch out for any evil Bronaughians who would try and steal the town’s chicken McNuggets; however, instead of keeping watch, Nick thought it was funny to falsely alert the town and watch them scramble to their defenses.

One day, Nick was sitting at his station when he saw the Bronaughians sneaking into town. He raised the alarm, but no one would listen to him. All of the Sheldon’s precious McNuggets were gone.

Which of the following is a possible theme from the passage: A. Respect other peoples' property. B. If you lie, no one will trust you. C. Nick should not have lied to the town. D. Avoid Nick like the plague. E. None of the above

Which of the following is a supporting detail from the passage: A. Nick lies to the town repeatedly causing the town to stop listening to his warnings. B. Bronaughians want McNuggets. C. The town listened to Nick’s final warning even though he lied previously. D. People should tell the truth.

The evil wizard Walkarian ruled over a small village called Sheldon. Everyone assumed the wizard’s power was mighty because they heard terrible sounds coming from his layer. Everyone stayed in their homes cowering in fear. The only person in town that wasn’t afraid of the wizard was the tall stable boy named Corgan.

Corgan decided to bring the wizard to justice because there was nothing else to do in the boring village. He went to the Wizard’s layer, but when he arrived, he found nothing but an xbox that had been paused in the middle of a game of Call of Duty. Apparently, no one had actually seen the wizard before.

Which of the following is a theme from the passage: A. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. B. Wizards are evil. C. Corgan wasn’t very smart for attacking a powerful wizard. D. The town feared something that didn’t actually exist.

Which of the following is a supporting detail from the passage: A. Corgan discovered that the wizard they feared didn’t actually exist. B. Walkarian liked Call of Duty. C. The wizard destroyed Corgan. D. Call of Duty is evil.

Once there was a town called Sheldon. The town’s people needed foods, so they sought a new way of producing food. One day, a salesman named Consuela came to the town and sold the people magic beans that produced McNuggets.

The town planted the beans, but the McNuggets never came. Only vegetables came from the beans, but everyone in Sheldon knew that vegetables were poison. The town’s people were so upset that they destroyed themselves.

Which of the following is a theme from the passage: A. Vegetables are poisonous. B. Don’t believe everything that you hear. C. Don’t accept anything less than you were supposed to get. D. The town was gullible.

Which of the following is a supporting detail from the passage: A. The town believed Consuela because she told them what they wanted to hear. B. The people ran Consuela out of the town. C. Vegetables are in fact poisonous. D. Magic beans are real.

Identify the correct Inference.

You have 10 seconds.

Which of the following can you infer from the picture: A. Gromit is a scientist. B. Gromit can’t cook. C. Gromit works at a bakery. D. Gromit is annoyed.

Pay attention to the details.

Which of the following can you infer from the video: A. Bif is a fair and reasonable guy. B. Bif is a bully. C. George McFly has high self-esteem. D. Bif asks for George’s lunch money.

Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. - Which probably happened? A. Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts. B. Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning. C. Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain. D. Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.

“Larry, as your boss, I must say it’s been very interesting working with you,” Miss Valdez said. “However, it seems that our company’s needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position effective today.” - What was Miss Valdez telling Larry? A. She would feel really bad if he decided to quit. B. He was being fired. C. He was getting a raise in pay. D. She really enjoyed having him in the office.

“Bill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing the players for their teams. It was Jessica’s turn to choose, and only Kurt was left. Jessica said, “Kurt.” - We can infer that ________ A. Kurt is not a very good player. B. Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team. C. Kurt was the best player on either team. D. Jessica was inconsiderate of Kurt’s feelings.

Identify the correct definition.

It’s best to have reliable employees. A. untrustworthy B. uncaring C. teenage D. trustworthy

We are unanimous in our decision so we will go ahead with it. A. in agreement B. hostile C. in disagreement D. unfriendly

Your response to her question was rather terse. You could practice patience. A. made clear B. unspoken C. full of meaning D. brief

The wine we ordered to drink with dinner was superb. A. very fine B. very energetic C. very dull D. very boring

Identify the simple predicate of the following sentences:

Consuela sold magic beans. A. Consuela B. Sold C. Magic D. Beans E. None of the Above

Nick didn’t protect the McNuggets. A. Nick B. McNuggets C. did protect D. the E. None of the Above

No one can beat Mr. Whitehead. A. No one B. can beat C. Dog D. Mr. Whitehead E. None of the Above

Identify the simple subject of the following sentences:

Alesha interrupted the class. A. Alesha B. interrupted C. the D. class E. None of the Above

Lawn mowers are most trusted mode of transportation in Sheldon. A. Lawn B. mowers C. mode D. transportation E. None of the Above

Identify the theme.

Pay attention to the details.

Which of the following is a possible theme to The Zax. A. None of the Zax would move. B. Don’t give up. C. Don’t walk in a straight path. D. Compromise is essential for progress. E. Zax aren’t very smart.