Showing Theme Through Character and Speaker

Multiple Choice

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• skim through the story.

• just read the beginning of the story.

• think about what the character has learned.

• read the ending of the story.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story The Night the Tea Went Splash?

• The Boston Tea Party happened at night

• Tea was thrown into the harbor

• Standing up for what is fair takes courage

• Ships were important in colonial Boston

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the story best shows the theme?

• Samuel walks home from the docks

• Samuel follows the men to the harbor even though he is nervous

• The crates make a loud splash in the water

• Samuel’s clothes get wet

Multiple Choice

What theme is shown in the poem No More Tea?

• Tea is expensive

• Ships bring important goods

• Speaking up together can lead to change

• Nighttime is dangerous

Multiple Choice

Which line from the poem best shows the theme?

• “I watch the ships rock slow in the bay”

• “They pile on the taxes week after week”

• “We won’t stay silent, we won’t live in fear”

• “The message is clear”

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between how the theme is shown in the story and the poem?

• The story uses rhymes, and the poem does not

• The story shows theme through the character’s actions, and the poem shows theme through the speaker’s feelings

• The poem tells facts, and the story tells opinions

• The theme is only shown in the story