Central Idea and Theme

Author’s Purpose

INFORM

(nonfiction)

PERSUADE

(nonfiction)

ENTERTAIN

(fiction)

DESCRIBE

(nonfiction)

EXPLAIN

(nonfiction)

No matter what the author’s purpose is….

The author wants the reader to

LEARN something.

Fiction

Theme
(lesson)

Central Idea

(what it’s about)

Nonfiction

Central Idea or

Main Idea

What do we call what we are learning

from a text?

Well, it depends on the text.

Multiple Choice

In nonfiction, the author wants you to learn the

• central idea
• theme

Multiple Choice

In fiction, the author wants the reader to learn a life lesson called the

• central idea

• theme

Multiple Choice

In fiction, what the story is all about is called the

• central idea.
• theme.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of "The Lion King"?

• a

• b

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of "The Lion King"?

Multiple Select

Which TWO of these are themes from "Wonder"?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the central idea for "Wonder"?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the central idea of "Percy Jackson"?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a theme from "Percy Jackson?

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods can be extremely destructive.

• Floods damage roads and houses.

• Flood damage may take months to clean up.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the passage?

• Working together can acheive more than working apart.

• Being different is how one can be successful.

• Never let one's grades drop.

• People do not always have things in common.

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Tigers hunt alone while lions hunt in groups.

• There is great diversity in the places big cats hunt.

• Cheetahs, leopards, and jaguars have different methods of hunting.

• There is great diversity in where and how big cats hunt.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a theme for the passage?

• School is extremely important to be successful in life.

• Always have a back up plan if things don't work out.

• Singing opens the heart.

• Listen to others' advice as they might be right at times.