Theme

Theme

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Multiple Choice

A theme of a text is usually found in the first sentence of the story.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The theme is usually the moral or the life lesson.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The theme and the main idea are the same thing in a story.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In order to determine the theme of a text you need to put together all of the important topics found in the text.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The theme is not found in the text; you have to determine it yourself!

• True

• False

Read this text:

The three-year-old peered down from the diving board and looked back at his mother behind him. His knees began to buckle as he took another step forward. Splash! "I did it mommy! Did you see?!"

What topics do you see here? (think: emotions, feelings, values)