Theme & Metaphor

Theme

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

• it's important to be honest

• Driving a car is a big responsibility

• expereincing loss/grief is difficult

Multiple Choice

Jim was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top. Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his rescue, since he was a foot taller.

• teamwork can accomplish a goal

• tall people are the best

• work hard to reach a goal

• people can be like boxes

Multiple Choice

The girls were coloring when Mike wanted to join along. One girl moved the crayons closer to them. The other girl proceeded to take the other crayon boxes. Mike had no crayons to use. One girl remarked, "These crayons are ours. Find your own."

• Being greedy is never nice

• you should keep your own things to yourself

• friends should color together

• it's ok to be mean to others when you're coloring

Multiple Choice

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!"

• it takes courage to accomplish your goals

• you should never give up

• it takes loyalty to reach your dreams

• people make sacrifices for others

Multiple Choice

There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each aisle. She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile. I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do. Come to find out, I dropped some money and she was trying to return it to me.

• Old people are always mean

• don't judge a book by its cover

• you should be aware of others

• it takes courage to stand up to bullies

Morgan is a real Peach

• What are some clues from the story that describe Morgan?

• What do we think this Metaphor means?

Multiple Choice

"Matt is a night owl"

How does this metaphor help us understand who Matt is?

• Matt is always busy

• Matt is super wise

• Matt is awake late at night and not in the morning

• Matt is a bad person.

Multiple Choice

"It's a refridgerator in here!"

What do you think they mean when stating this metaphor?

• It was snowing in their fridge

• It was hot inside

• There house was full of food

• It was cold inside

Multiple Choice

"He ran like the wind"

What do we think this means?

• He ran slowly

• He ran short distances

• He ran fast

• He ran only when he felt a breeze

Multiple Choice

What do you think it means if "Life is a rollercoaster?"

• Life is always fun

• Life has good days and bad days

• Spend everyday riding rollercoasters

• Life is always scary

Multiple Choice

"Bob is the shining star of the football team"

What does this metaphor mean?

• He is the smartest person on the team

• He is the best player on the team

• He loves looking at space

• He is the worst play on the team.