Theme Practice Flashcard

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A theme should be a statement, not just one word.

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True

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A well written theme statement includes character's names and the author.

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False

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What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

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Theme is a universal message that a text develops and main idea is a statement that tells what a text is about.

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Which of the following could be an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptop with two hands at all times.
• Gianna broke her leg because she was not careful about looking both ways while crossing the street.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• Life is short so it's important to make the most of it.

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Life is short so it's important to make the most of it.

Front

A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness. The sentence above is an example of a...

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main idea

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War destroys human values. This is an example of a

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theme

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Nature's first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf's a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf,

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day

Nothing gold can stay.

What is a well-stated theme of this poem?

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Beauty and joy cannot last forever.