Finding Theme-Exam Review

Finding Theme-Exam Review

4th Grade Accelerate

Multiple Choice

When you are trying to identify a story's theme, it is good to use details related to:

• plot

• character

• setting

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which group of words sounds the most like a theme?

• I love my friends.

• Jess is my best friend.

• Even though we argue, my true friends stay with me through thick and thin.

• I get angry at my friends.

Multiple Choice

How can the title of a story help you figure out its theme?

• the title reveals details about the conflict

• Authors drop clues in a story's title about what one of the themes might be

• the title usually has nothing to do with the theme

• the title tells you what the story is about

Multiple Choice

Which sentence describes a theme?

• One theme of "The Three Little Pigs" is the value of hard work. The wolf blows the two houses down.

• One theme of "The Three Little Pigs" is the value of hard work. The pig that took his time to build the strongest house survives the wolf attack, while the two pigs that rushed to build their houses end up having their homes destroyed.

• One theme of "The Three Little Pigs" is the value of hard work. The pigs work hard.

• One theme of "The Three Little Pigs" is the value of hard work. Not all of the pigs work hard.

Multiple Choice

When stating what you think a theme is in a text you've read, you should always:

• tell whether or not you liked the story

• use examples from the text that back up your answer

• talk about personal connection you have with the main character

• talk about the setting

Multiple Choice

What do themes look like in novels?

• several different themes sometimes falling under one main theme

• a main idea with supporting details throughout the book

• plot

• a conflict that the main character has to face and resolve.

Multiple Choice

How do you find themes in a story?

• Notice how the problem is solved

• Name the story's main problem

• Ask yourself how the characters change from the beginning to the end.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

When you are trying to identify a story's theme, you look mainly at the story's:

• characters

• setting

• plot

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

When you ask questions that clear up your understanding of ideas in a discussion, you are:

• reviewing

• clarifying

• stating

• revising