Theme Quiz 6th Grade
Authored by Meghan Drown
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6th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively assesses 6th grade students' understanding of theme as a literary element in English Language Arts. The questions systematically build understanding by first distinguishing theme from character emotions, then progressing through identification strategies, definitional knowledge, and practical application through story analysis. Students must demonstrate their ability to differentiate between theme and main idea—understanding that theme represents universal life lessons while main idea focuses on what the text is specifically about. The quiz requires students to recognize both stated and implied themes, evaluate potential themes for their universal applicability, and identify themes in various story scenarios. Students need strong analytical thinking skills to extract deeper meaning from texts, the ability to generalize specific story events into broader life lessons, and comprehension of how authors communicate universal truths through narrative elements. Created by Meghan Drown, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for measuring student mastery of theme identification and analysis before moving to more complex literary analysis tasks. The quiz works effectively as a formative assessment to gauge understanding after theme instruction, as homework practice to reinforce classroom learning, or as a review activity before summative testing. Teachers can use individual question results to identify specific areas where students struggle—whether in distinguishing theme from main idea, recognizing implied versus stated themes, or applying thematic concepts to unfamiliar stories. The varied question formats, from multiple choice definitions to story analysis scenarios, provide comprehensive feedback on student understanding. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.2, which requires students to determine themes in literary texts and analyze their development through specific details, and RL.6.9, which focuses on comparing and contrasting texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the theme of this story?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the theme of this story?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
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