theme VS main idea

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Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story? Options: how a character is feeling, a "life lesson" the main character learns, a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand, the moral of the story

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how a character is feeling

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What is the theme of this story? Options: Necessity is the mother of invention., Don't steal., Respect your elders., Slow and steady wins the race.

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Respect your elders.

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What is the theme of this story? Options: Don't steal., Look both ways before crossing the street., Necessity is the mother of invention., One good turn deserves another.

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Look both ways before crossing the street.

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What is the theme of this story? Options: Respect your elders., Look before you leap., Don't brag too much., Be polite.

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Look before you leap.

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What is the main idea? John and Matt want to be firemen. They want to ride on the big fire truck. John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires. Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.

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John and Matt want to be firemen

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea? Options: Jenny got sick. , Jenny wants to be a nurse. , Her grandmother was in the hospital. , Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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Jenny wants to be a nurse.

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What is the main idea of the passage about the frog? Options: Frogs are green, Frogs eat bugs, Frogs do not move, Frogs live in ponds.

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Frogs eat bugs.

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What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?

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Theme is a universal lesson and the main idea is what the story is about.

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The sentence "Friendship helps people get through hard times." is an example of a _________________.

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theme

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

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main idea