Theme Practice

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The theme of a story is the...

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message about life that the author expresses.

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What is a main idea?

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A description of what the story is mostly about.

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Theme of a story?

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Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

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What could be a theme of a story?

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

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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...

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main idea

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

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theme

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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

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What is most likely a theme of the story where Tai learns to play 'Sweet Home Alabama' on the guitar?

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Hard work can bring great rewards.

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Which of the following is most likely a theme of the story?

"Ajit is so excited to see you," he heard his mother shout into the phone. She always spoke louder on long-distance calls, as if raising her voice would help it travel across the Atlantic. "Aren't you, Ajit?" she demanded.

Ajit slumped in his chair, pushing wrinkled peas around his plate. His suitcases stood at attention in the hallway, holding eight weeks worth of shirts, pants and socks. Suddenly, a loud crash sounded.

"Patches!" his mother shrieked.

In the hallway, Patches the cat stood next to an overturned suitcase and the remnants of a shattered vase. As Ajit's mother rushed to assess the damage, Patches sidled up to Ajit, rubbing his face against Ajit's leg. Ajit reached down to stroke him, and Patches looked up, blinking his green eyes. He stared at Ajit with his knowing look—a look that seemed to offer so much and ask for so little in return.

Options: Friendship is worth more than material goods, You must confront your past, Pets are more trouble than they're worth, The love of a pet is unlike any other.

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The love of a pet is unlike any other.