1. Select the following three statements that are themes.

-Students had to switch to digital learning in Spring 2020.

-Ms. Tyskewicz misses her students.

-The greatest reward in life is friendship.

-Slow and steady wins the race.

-Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

2. Select the two words with an EMOTIONAL connotation, as opposed to a neutral connotation.

-mommy

-brat

-child

-female

-father

3. Which detail would be most helpful in supporting a report on good books for third graders to read?

-Adults often find books about crime or non-fiction or even romance are the most interesting to them.

-The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney has been very popular with third grade boys.

-Book publishing companies are working very hard to keep people reading and buying books.

-Some of the books available in our town library this year were protested by parents.