Theme, Week 2

Theme, Week 2

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST statement of a theme?

• High-school romances.

• Love.

• Young love can be true love.

• Even though Hazel and Gus were teenagers, their love was mature and real.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST statement of a theme?

• Cruelty.

• Cruelty is bad.

• Cruelty might be disguised as kindness.

• The cruelty of good people.

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Which category best identifies the text pictured?

• theme

• topic

• text details

Multiple Choice

Ben knew his friend was about to receive a check for not being prepared for class. This would have been the third day in a row he would have to be kept in from recess. Ben gave the pencil to Tim. Later, Ben received a check and kept in from recess.

• It's hard to stand up for your friends.

• Ben sacrificed to help Tim.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• Sometimes sacrifice is necessary to help others

Multiple Choice

She sobbed for hours trying to think of a way out of having to tell her father she wrecked her new car. After stewing over it for quite some time, she called her father on his cell phone.

"Thank you," he said.

• Sometimes crying is good for you.

• Owning up to your mistakes isn't always as bad as you fear.

• Driving a car is a big responsibility.

• She called her dad and was honest.

• Honesty.

Multiple Choice

My best friend was having a party Friday night, and it was going to be a lot of fun. But I also had a baseball game. This was going to be a tough decision.

If I do not go to the game, I will let my team down.

• Being on a team is a commitment.

• Your friends are the most important things in life.

• Being good at sports is the best way to get friends.

• Sports

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition of THEME?

• A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express. 
• The location and time of the story
• The events that occur in the story
• The author's reason for writing a story

Multiple Choice

An old turtle looked up and said,

“Mr. Sky, I have lived a long time. I have seen it all,

And what they say is true.

There is nothing new under the sun.”

“Really?” said Sky.

And from six miles up, Sky dropped

A single snowflake.

Which sentence describes the theme of this poem?

• There’s always something new to experience.

• Nature

• Sky dropped a snowflake towards the earth.

Multiple Choice

In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst.

hen an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

What is the theme?

• You might think of a creative solution if you are persistent.

• new ideas

• Always share with others.

• The crow raised the water level by dropping pebbles into the pitcher.

Multiple Choice

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 for a long time ago. 
• an old man who used to be a farmer

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go.

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As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own.

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If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore.

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At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story on the previous slide?

• reflections

• Being greedy can lead to losing what you have.

• It pays to want all you can get.

• The dog lost a bone by being greedy.

• Bones

One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.”

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“I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat.

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“If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story on the previous slide?

• Share with your neighbor.

• Work before you play, or you may be sorry.

• The grasshopper didn't prepare for the future.

• Don't be greedy.

• laziness

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner.

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Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out.

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The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the narrative on the previous slide?

• You should cheat to win.

• Because Tanner was honest, he was believed when it counted.

• Honesty can help you be believed when it really counts.

• Honesty