Analyze How Parts Develop Theme Practice Test
•10 QuestionsRead the passage and answer the question.
Paragraph 1: Jamal’s grandmother gave him a small tomato plant in a paper cup. “It will grow if you don’t quit on it,” she said.
Paragraph 2: The first week, Jamal set the cup on the windowsill and checked it every morning. Nothing happened. The dirt looked the same, and Jamal felt foolish for staring at it.
Paragraph 3: The second week, Jamal forgot to water it twice. The leaves drooped like tired hands. He almost tossed the cup into the trash, but he carried it to the sink instead and poured water slowly until the soil darkened.
Paragraph 4: A few days later, a new green stem lifted itself upright. Jamal didn’t cheer. He just moved the cup into better light and set a reminder on his phone.
Paragraph 5: By the end of the month, the plant had tiny yellow flowers. Jamal thought about how close he had come to quitting when the cup looked empty.
Paragraph 6: The day he transplanted it into the garden, his grandmother watched from the porch and smiled like she had been waiting for him to notice something.
Question: How does the transition from paragraph 3 to paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the theme?
Read the passage and answer the question.
Paragraph 1: Jamal’s grandmother gave him a small tomato plant in a paper cup. “It will grow if you don’t quit on it,” she said.
Paragraph 2: The first week, Jamal set the cup on the windowsill and checked it every morning. Nothing happened. The dirt looked the same, and Jamal felt foolish for staring at it.
Paragraph 3: The second week, Jamal forgot to water it twice. The leaves drooped like tired hands. He almost tossed the cup into the trash, but he carried it to the sink instead and poured water slowly until the soil darkened.
Paragraph 4: A few days later, a new green stem lifted itself upright. Jamal didn’t cheer. He just moved the cup into better light and set a reminder on his phone.
Paragraph 5: By the end of the month, the plant had tiny yellow flowers. Jamal thought about how close he had come to quitting when the cup looked empty.
Paragraph 6: The day he transplanted it into the garden, his grandmother watched from the porch and smiled like she had been waiting for him to notice something.
Question: How does the transition from paragraph 3 to paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the theme?