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1
The most important theme present in A Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson is
A)Making friends
B)Growing up
C)Learning to accept death
D)The theme that best addresses the reader's needs a that time
2
Realistic fiction is defined as
A)Imaginative writing that accurately reflects how we lived in the past
B)Imaginative writing that focuses on issues of living today
C)Imaginative writing that accurately reflects life as it was lived in the past or could be lived today
D)Imaginative writing that accurately reflects how life might be lived in the future
3
A value of contemporary realistic fiction is that it
A)Provides a hopeful image of future life
B)Provides role models for children
C)Teaches children lessons about proper behavior
D)Shows readers how life was lived in the past
4
Contemporary realistic fiction is defined as
A)Imaginative writing that focuses on issues of living today
B)Imaginative writing that accurately reflects how life might be lived in the future
C)Imaginative writing that accurately reflects life as it was lived in the past or could be lived today
D)Imaginative writing that accurately reflects how we lived in the past
5
The following is an example of sex-role stereotyping that should be avoided
A)A girl alive in the Middle Ages is eager to marry
B)A stepmother treats her stepchildren cruelly
C)A boy is scolded for crying over the death of his pet
D)A fairy godmother promises a young girl that she will soon marry
6
The idea that only minority authors should write about the experience of their particular minority culture
A)Is universally accepted
B)Is debatable
C)Reflects stereotypes
D)Is problematic due to a scarcity of minority authors
7
When evaluating violence and graphic narratives in children's books, an appropriate criteria would be
A)The tone of the book is objective and distant
B)Explicit references to sex are omitted
C)Facts that are in good taste are presented
D)Both sides of the conflict should be given
8
An appropriate concern about books that deal with human problems is
A)Children may be overburdened by the problems of society
B)Parents may object to these types of books
C)Problem books are usually written to a formula
D)Problem books do not contain positive images
9
Stories about families
A)Must be happy stories
B)Portray grandparents as characters that needs assistance
C)Reinforce parent authority
D)Often include extended family members
10
Survival stories
A)Cause children to take risks
B)Have powerful appeal to children in the middle grades
C)Are most appropriate for primary grade children
D)Scare children
11
Good stories about people with physical disabilities
A)Cause children to feel sorry for people with disabilities
B)Inspire children to get involved with civil rights activists
C)Provide positive images of people with disabilities that children can identify with
D)Focus on what people with disabilities are not able to do
12
Realistic fiction today
A)Avoids the subject of death
B)Reflects society's concern for honesty about aging and dying
C)Implies that all elderly people should be in a nursing home
D)Portrays older people as feeble and helpless
13
A teacher should address a child's reading of series books by
A)Asking the child to stop reading them
B)Soliciting parent help to change the child's reading patterns
C)Knowing and honoring the series books while recommending related quality literature
D)Removing these books from the library
14
School stories are favorites for children because
A)They help them to learn their school subjects
B)They offer children the solace of the familiar
C)They are always humorous
D)Their parents approve of these books
15
Books about Native Americans told with an authentic view of culture
A)Have been a publishing focus in the past decade
B)Are as prevalent as books about African American culture
C)Are hard to find
D)Can only be written by Native Americans





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