Midterm Exam 2021-2022

Sheet Type: Review Sheet

Subject: Literature (Reading, Writing, and Comprehension)
Grade: 5
Teacher’s Name: Ms. Carrie

Reading
The Indian in the Cupboard

Author Lynne Reid Banks

-Born in London, England in 1929

-Father was Scottish doctor / Mother was an Irish actress
-Moved to Canada during World War II
-Later, she was an actress and one of the first women TV reporters in England
-Moved to Israel with her husband and taught English
-In 1971, moved back to England and wrote over forty-five books

Genre (Type): Realistic Fantasy

The setting, characters, and plot are a combination of realism and fantasy. Some of it could
happen in real life…some of it could not.

Setting

1. Place – England…mostly Omri’s bedroom

2. Time – Modern (1990s)

Characters

Omri: He is the main protagonist. As a nine-year-old boy, his world is changed when his
plastic Indian comes alive. In many ways, he is a dynamic character. The process of caring
for someone else changes and matures him.

Little Bear: Little Bear is a plastic Iroquois Indian who comes to life in Omri’s cupboard.
Though he is very small in size, he is a strong character. Little Bear has an inner conflict
with himself, often losing his temper and then feeling guilty for his actions.

Patrick: Patrick is Omri’s best friend who originally gave him the toy Indian for his
birthday. Patrick is slower than Omri in the maturing process. Omri handles Little Bear and

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Boone with great care, quickly realizing they are real people. Patrick, however, takes longer
to realize the serious effect his actions have.

Boone: Boone is a plastic cowboy that Patrick chooses to bring to life in Omri’s cupboard.
His existence is also a paradox in that he is a strong character with a small size. He is also a
complex character who is tough on the exterior, yet often bursts into tears.

Adiel & Gillon: Omri’s brothers have typical sibling fights. They never realize Omri is
attempting to care for a live Indian and cowboy in his bedroom, and sometimes make life
unknowingly difficult for Omri.

Major Conflicts

 Omri vs. Himself (Character vs. Himself)

 Little Bear vs. Boone (Character vs. Character)
 Omri vs. Patrick (Character vs. Character)
 Omri & Patrick vs. The Teacher & The Principal
 The Rat vs. Little Bear & Boone (Characters vs. Nature)

Important Events

 Little Bear comes to life in the cupboard

 Omri invites Patrick home to see Little Bear
 Patrick brings Boone to life in the cupboard
 Omri takes Little Bear and Boone to school
 The boys are called in to Mr. Johnson’s office
 Patrick reveals Little Bear and Boone to Mr. Johnson
 Omri purchases a wife for Little Bear
 Patrick takes up for Omri when he is accused of stealing
 Little Bear shoots Boone with an arrow
 Little Bear finds the cupboard key and is nearly caught by the rat
 Boone recovers from his wound
 Little Bear falls in love
 Omri and Patrick send Little Bear and Boone back to their own worlds

Literary Devices

Metaphor: describes something in a way that is not LITERALLY true…but helps explain or
make a comparison

Simile: a metaphor that uses “like” or “as”

Historical Allusions:
1. French & Indian War (1754-1763) – Little Bear

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 -Iroquois Indians and British vs. Algonquin Indians and French
2. American War for Independence (1775-1783)
-French came to help Americans beat the British
3. Cowboy Era (late 1800s) - Boone
-Cowboys herd cattle (cows)
-Wear boots and chaps & carry guns
4. World War I (1914-1919) – Medic Tommy
-Trench warfare
-14,000,000 people died
5. Penicillin discovery (1928)
6. Omri (Modern Times) (late 1900s)

Chapter Summaries with Vocabulary

Chapter 1

Nine-year-old Omri receives several birthday presents: a skateboard, a wooden cupboard,

and a plastic Indian. After locking the plastic Indian in the cupboard, he awakens to find the
Indian is alive.

Vocabulary: Alley, Peered, Ferociously

Chapter 2

Omri goes to school excited about his new Indian friend. However, he is crushed to find him
turned back into plastic when he returns home. However, the Indian comes “back to life” and
Omri gets to know him better.

Chapter 3

Omri figures out that only plastic (not metal) will come to life in the cupboard. So, he brings
a plastic horse to life for Little Bear to ride.

Chapter 4

Little Bear rides his new horse outside in the yard. Later, the horse kicks and injures him,
prompting Omri to bring to life a World War I medic.

Chapter 5

The World War I medic successfully patches Little Bear’s wounds, and Omri turns him back
into plastic. Before leaving for school, Omri gathers materials for Little Bear to begin
building his longhouse.
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Omri goes to school distracted. Afterwards, he purchases a plastic Indian chief that he brings
to life. Upon seeing Omri, the old and terrified chief keels over dead. Little Bear then
announces he is now chief and wears the headdress.

Vocabulary: Squash, Scalping

Chapter 7

Omri hesitantly allows Patrick to come home with him. Omri finds his brothers in his room
amazed at the longhouse Little Bear has built. However, they never see Little Bear. After
they are gone, Patrick meets Little Bear.

Chapter 8

Now, Patrick wants a live toy of his own and brings his cowboy to life while Omri is out of
the room. However, the cowboy shoots him in the cheek with a bullet. Once Patrick’s wound
is patched, he reluctantly leaves the cowboy with Omri for the night, insisting he bring Little
Bear and Boone to school the next day.

Chapter 9

Boone breaks down into tears saying Omri is a terrible hallucination and will not look at
him. Little Bear asks Omri to get him a wife.

Vocabulary: Tomahawk, Revolver

Chapter 10

Little Bear challenges Boone to a fight. After finishing his breakfast, Boone agrees to a fight
with no weapons. After a while, Omri insists on a truce because it is time for school.

Chapter 11

Omri gets himself and his little “friends” ready for school, putting them in his pocket. When
he hands Boone over to Patrick at school, a nosy classmate starts asking questions. However,
they run inside the school and escape the curiosity of their classmate. Later, Patrick gives
Boone back to Omri so he and Little Bear can keep each other company.

Vocabulary: Fiendish

Chapter 12

Patrick takes charge of Little Bear and Boone at lunch, and Omri is horrified at Patrick’s
careless and unthoughtful behavior. The cowboy and the Indian are real people, and Patrick

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doesn’t seem to understand that. Later, their teacher sends them to the headmaster for
arguing in class. Patrick gives away their secret and shows Mr. Johnson the live figures. Mr.
Johnson believes he is hallucinating thing, and leaves school in shock.

Vocabulary: Stealthily, Gesticulating

Chapter 13

Omri keeps Little Bear and Boone with him, telling Patrick he is not capable of taking care
of them. In art class, Omri discovers that Boone is an amazing artist. After school, Omri
purchases a plastic Indian to be Little Bear’s wife. The shopkeeper sees him putting Little
Bear and Boone into his pocket and believes he is stealing. However, Patrick comes to his
defense and Omri agrees to let Patrick come home with him.

Vocabulary: Vouch

Chapter 14

Upon returning home, they discover Omri’s brother has hidden the cupboard in the attic.
Although they find the cupboard, they cannot find the key that enables them to bring toys to
life. Later, Little Bear becomes angry and shoots Boone in the chest with his bow and arrow.
Boone is seriously injured, and Little Bear feels guilty.

Vocabulary: Chaotic, Myriad

Chapter 15

The boys want to bring back the World War I medic to tend to Boone’s wound, but still
cannot find the cupboard key. Suddenly, they realize the key must be under the floorboard.
Little Bear, anxious to help, agrees to go underneath to retrieve the key. Though he comes in
close contact with a pet rat, Little Bear successfully retrieves the key. They bring the World
War I medic back, and he tends to Boone.

Vocabulary: Vulnerable

Chapter 16

Boone recovers and Little Bear falls in love with the wife Omri purchased for him. Little
Bear wants lots of Indians to come to his wedding, and realizes the best thing is to go back to
his own world with his Indian tribe. Omri and Patrick say goodbye to their beloved people.
In the end, Omri gives the cupboard key back to his mother to be sure it is not lost.

Vocabulary: Bewilder, Jolt

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 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Summary

About the Author – Roald Dahl

 He was born in 1916 in Wales, United Kingdom

 His father died when Roald was four years old.
 Roald hated school, saying it was full of misery and rules.
 He liked to play pranks in school, and was severely beaten by the principal for placing
a dead mouse in the candy jar.
 His favorite part of school was the sample chocolate boxes sent from the Cadbury
chocolate factory nearby.
 He was a World War II fighter pilot, and was injured in a crash.
 Afterwards, a friend suggested he become a writer.
 He married an actress and had five children.
 The first book he wrote for his children was James and the Giant Peach. He wrote
movie scripts, and many other children’s books including Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory.

Steps in Chocolate-Making Process

1) Cocoa trees produce cocoa pods with 30-40 seeds (beans)

2) Beans removed from pods and soak under banana leaves
3) Dry beans in sun
4) Beans cleaned & roasted
5) Crack & remove center
6) Centers ground and heated / turned to liquid
7) Cocoa butter pressed out and separated from chocolate
8) Chocolate block sent to milk factory, mixed with milk and sugar
9) Chocolate is shaped & cooled

Genre: Magical Fantasy

Literary Devices

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Idioms: “pulling my leg”, “they’ll all come out in the wash”, “bad nuts”

Metaphors: “smoke belching from the chimney”

Similes: “as shriveled as prunes”, “bony as skeletons”, “wind like a knife on his cheek”,
“like a giant mushroom”

Personification: “Square Candies the Look ‘Round”

Foils: Each of the other four children are a “foil” or contrast to Charlie.

Conflicts
 The Children vs. Themselves
 Charlie vs. Society

Themes

 Hope
 Belief in the Impossible

Moral Lessons

 Listen to good advice.

 Things in the world do not last forever.
 There are consequences for disobedience.

Main Characters

Charlie Bucket: He is the main protagonist who wins the fifth Golden Ticket to Willy
Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. He comes from a very poor family who struggles to have
enough food. He is obedient and respectful, in contrast to the other four Golden Ticket
winners. He is a static character whose good character never changes throughout the story.

Willy Wonka: He is the genius factory owner who is constantly coming up with new and
more impressive chocolates and candies. He is kind and funny, but does not tolerate
disrespect and disobedience. He is looking for someone to take over his chocolate factory.

Grandpa Joe: He is the oldest of Charlie’s four grandparents. He was 96 years old and,
“just about as old as anybody can be”. He knows the most about Willy Wonka’s Chocolate
Factory, and is the one to take Charlie to the factory when he wins the Golden Ticket.

Mr. Bucket: He is Charlie’s father who struggles to provide for his family. He works in a
toothpaste factory, but can’t make enough money to buy a big enough house or enough food
for the family.

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Augustus Gloop – see characterization in Lit Student Book

Veruca Salt - see characterization Lit Student Book

Violet Beauregarde - see characterization Lit Student Book

Mike Teavee - see characterization Lit Student Book

Oompa-Loompas - see characterization Lit Student Book

Quotes

“For perhaps half an hour every night this room would become a happy place, and the whole
family would forget that it was hungry and poor.”

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,

Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install,
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.”

Important Events

 Four spoiled children find Golden Tickets.

 Charlie finds the Golden Ticket.
 Augustus Gloop disobeys and is shot up into chocolate pipes.
 Violet Beauregarde disobeys and turns into a blueberry.
 Veruca Salt disobeys and is thrown down the garbage chute.
 Mike Teavee disobeys, disappears and comes back shrunk.
 Charlie Bucket wins and rides up the glass elevator.
 Willy Wonka offers the entire chocolate factory to Charlie.

Chapter Summaries with Vocabulary

Chapter 1
Charlie Bucket and his grandparents and parents are introduced. They are a very poor family
who lives in a small wooden house “on the edge of a great town”. Mr. Bucket worked in a
toothpaste factory and barely made enough to feed the family.

Chapter 2
The whole family would gather in the grandparents room while they told stories at night.
Grandpa Joe begins to tell Charlie about Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

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 Chapter 3
Grandpa Joe tells Charlie about Prince Pondicherry’s chocolate palace. Willy Wonka built it
with the warning to eat it before it melts. Prince Pondicherry did not listen and his palace
melted

Vocabulary: Colossal

Chapter 4
Grandpa Joe tells Charlie about the spies in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. He has to fire
them all. Now, nobody goes out and nobody goes in. However, they see shadows of tiny
little workers in the windows.

Chapter 5
Willy Wonka announces five Golden Tickets. Whoever finds a Golden Ticket in their
chocolate bars can come to his factory and will receive a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Chapter 6
Augustus Gloop, a fat boy who eats candy bars all day, wins the first Golden Ticket. Veruca
Salt, a spoiled brat whose father bought up thousands of chocolate bars, found the second
Golden Ticket.

Vocabulary: Gangster, Dagger

Chapter 7
Charlie opens his one birthday chocolate bar. To his disappointment, there is no Golden
Ticket in his chocolate bar.

Chapter 8
Two more “beasts” win the next two Golden Ticket. One if Violet Beauregarde who is
obsessed with chewing gum. The second child is Mike Teavee, who is named appropriately,
as he watches TV all the time.

Chapter 9
Grandpa Joe secretly spends the last big of his saved money on one more chocolate bar for
Charlie. However, he does not find the last Golden Ticket.

Vocabulary: Rummaging

Chapter 10
It is a very cold winter and Mr. Bucket has lost his job. Slowly the whole family begins to
starve. Charlie is hungriest of all when all of a sudden…he finds a dollar bill in the snow.

Chapter 11

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 Charlie buys a candy bar with part of the dollar and wolfs it down. He then buys another
candy bar and finds the last Golden Ticket inside. People begin crowding around and
wanting to buy it from him.

Chapter 12
Charlie runs home and shows the Golden Ticket to his amazed family. Mr. Bucket reads the
letter from Willy Wonka and the newspapers burst in to interview Charlie.

Vocabulary: Perplex

Chapter 13
Grandpa Joe takes Charlie to the factory. They wait in the crowd for the factory to open as a
crowd of reports comment.

Chapter 14
Willy Wonka excitedly greets children and parents. He then begins the tour of the factory.

Vocabulary: Bustled

Chapter 15
Children, parents, and Grandpa Joe follow Willy Wonka and begin their tour of the factory.

Chapter 16
The children see the Oompa-Loompas. Willy Wonka tells their history and explains how he
brought them to the factory.

Chapter 17
Augustus eats chocolate without permission, falls into the chocolate and gets sucked into the
pipes and shot up into the fudge room. His parents are furious. Willy Wonka sends the
Oompa-Loompas to take them up to the fudge room.

Chapter 18
The others follow Willy Wonka into a boat riding in chocolate. Mike Teavee is licking the
boat, Veruca Salt wants everything she sees, but Charlie is content to soak in everything.
Willy Wonka gives Charlie and Grandpa Joe a drink of chocolate.

Chapter 19
Willy Wonka explains Gobstoppers and Hair Toffee.

Chapter 20
Willy Wonka gives a tour and explanation of gum production.

Chapter 21

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 Violet grabs a piece of gum when he has told her it isn’t ready. It tastes like tomato soup,
beef, then blueberry. She however, turns into a blueberry. The Oompa-Loompa’s take her off
to “juice her”.

Chapter 22
Willy Wonka continues the tour, showing and explaining Hot Ice Creams for Cold Days,
Cows that Produce Chocolate Milk, and Fizzy Lifting Drinks.

Chapter 23
Willy Wonka shows the Square Candies that “Look ‘Round”. The adults on the tour begin to
get tired.

Chapter 24
Veruca Salt disobeys, going to get herself a squirrel. They throw her down the garbage chute
with the other “bad nuts”. They also push her parents in after her.

Chapter 25
Willy Wonka takes the remaining children and their chaperones on a scarry elevator ride to
the Television Chocolate.

Vocabulary: Precipice

Chapter 26
Willy Wonka demonstrates how Television Chocolate works.

Chapter 27
Mike Teavee disobeys and is sent by television. He comes back shrunk. Mr. Teavee decides
no more TV for him. The Oompa-Loompas take him off to stretch him.

Chapter 28
Charlie is the only one left. “You’ve Won!”, Willy Wonka tells him. Then they get into the
glad elevator and shoot up through the roof. The elevator then turns into a helicopter.

Vocabulary: Craned

Chapter 29
The other four children come out much changed, as a consequence of their disobedience.

Chapter 30
Willy Wonka offers the whole chocolate factory to Charlie, and offers for his whole family
to live in the factory. They crash through the Bucket’s roof and push grandparents and
parents into the elevator…even though they say they would rather die in their beds.

Vocabulary: Stammered

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 Plot Elements & Chart

Writing
(Writing Fabulous Sentences & Paragraphs)

Kinds of Sentences
-Declarative: makes a statement / ends with period

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-Interrogative: asks a question / ends with question mark
-Exclamatory: shows intense emotion / ends with exclamation point

Compound Sentences
-Two complete sentences
-Combined with comma (,)
-Conjunctions and, but, or in the middle

Complex Sentneces
-Two complete sentences
-NO comma
-Combined with conjunctions because, while, before, after

Subject & Predicate

-Subject includes the noun AND the determiner and adjective describing it
-Predicate includes the verb AND additional information about the verb

Similes
-Make a comparison
-Use the words “like” or “as”

Metaphors
-Statements that aren’t literally true, but illustrate something

Personification
-giving human characteristics to animals, ideas, or objects

Alliteration
-Repeating the same beginning consonant sound

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