Theme Review Lesson

​Theme

​The central or main message the author wants you to get from the story.

​Theme vs. Main Idea

​Theme

​Main Idea

​Moral, Message, or Lesson of a story

​What the story is MOSTLY about

Multiple Choice

“I don’t want a new baby brother!” whined Kim.

“Honey, you don’t have a choice. He will be here next month,” mom said rubbing her big belly.

Kim couldn’t believe that she would have to be around a loud, slobbery baby. Plus, the thought of sharing anything , especially attention from here mom and dad, with a new baby didn’t sound fun at all!

“You will be one of the most important people in his life!” mom exclaimed. “He will need you to look out for him and to teach him new things!”

“Hmm, I guess that’s true. I will be showing him a lot of new things. Maybe it won’t be all that terrible having a little rugrat running around here,” Kim replied with a sigh. “Just don’t expect me to change his diapers!”

What is the theme of this passage?

• acceptance

• loyalty

• compassion

• hope

Multiple Choice

What is the THEME sentence?

• Anger can help you take responsibility

• New babies are just loud and slobbery

• Feeling important can help people accept change more easily

• Hoping for a future with no siblings is always useless

Multiple Choice

Georgia decided to take a sewing class, but felt very frustrated when she couldn’t sew a straight line on the first day.

“This looks so easy, but it’s not! Clearly I’m just terrible at sewing!” she complained.

Even though she felt frustrated, she continued to go to class week after week. Each week, her sewing instructor helped her. By the last week of class, Georgia finally completed a project all by herself! She created a rectangular pillow for her bed… with four mostly perfect straight lines.

What is the theme of this passage?

• differences

• Family

• Teamwork

• perseverance

Multiple Choice

What is the THEME sentence?

• Differences of opinion create problems

• Family should always be there to help

• If they really want to help, teachers should just do all the work

• Perseverance pays off

Multiple Choice

One minute we were goofing around and having fun and the next thing I knew, Han’s body soared over the top of the patio and suddenly his life was in danger. With fingers grasped tightly on the railing, he desperately cried for help. I watched his grip slowly slip away and knew that a 40-foot plunge do the ground could be disastrous. Without stopping to consider my own safety, I jumped into action.

My heart pounded through my chest and fear pulsed through my veins as I clutched his hands and pulled up as hard as I could.

What is the theme of this passage?

• Prejudice

• Courage

• Forgiveness

• betrayal

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of this passage?

• It takes courage to face dangerous situations

• Hanging off a balcony can be fun sometimes

• People should only play around inside

• If you play rough, you should wear a helmet all the time

Multiple Choice

Even though Greg had been looking forward to his bests friend’s party for over a month, he knew his grandma would really love to see him.

“It’s your choice, Greg. Grandma is really sick, but I know you’ve been very excited about this party, “ said mom.

Most of his class was planning on going to the party and he knew it would be so much fun! After some thought, though, Greg knew exactly what he was going to do.

“It’s not like this is the last party that I’ll ever be invited to and grandma would be so sad if I didn’t come,” said Greg. “Plus, I always like making her smile.

What is the theme of this passage?

• Dreams

• Family

• Perseverance

• trust

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of this passage?

• Dreams come true when you go to parties

• Helping family comes first

• Best friends shouldn’t have parties when family is sick

• Trust in your friends and they will help you