Theme & Main Idea

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What is the theme of a story?

Back

Life lesson the author expresses

Front

What is a main idea?

Back

a description of what the story is mostly about

Front

Theme of a story? Options:

Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

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A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

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a fear of heights

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"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Back

Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

Front

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• a 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother
• a small apartment in Marfa, Texas
• Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.
• Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

Back

Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

Front

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you.
• returning home after a long time.
• A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
• An old man who used to be a farmer.

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Your past does not define you.

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A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness.

The sentence above is an example of a

plot

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character

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main idea

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theme

Back

main idea

Front

Friendship helps people get along through hard times.

The sentence above is an example of a

plot

,

character

,

main idea

,

theme

Back

theme

Front

A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War. The sentence above is an example of a: plot, character, main idea, theme.

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main idea