subject, lesson, idea, message, evidence.

subject, learn, imagine, memory, exit.

story, lesson, inference, message, expression.

story, life, idea, monkeys, evidence.

When determining the theme, do consider the following:

The topic about life the story touches on.

The lesson readers or characters learn.

The idea or message an author might be sharing.

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. What is the theme?

Sometimes crying is good for you.

Driving a car is a big responsibility.

Experiencing loss/grief is difficult.

The Tanner put some animal hides in the bottom of a stream to soak. Several hungry dogs noticed the hides but realized that the water was so deep that they couldn't reach the hides from the bank. So they came up with a plan. They decided to drink the water from the river until it uncovered the hides. All of the dogs began drinking the water as quickly as they could. Regardless of their effort, the water remained as high as ever. They drank and they drank and they drank until they burst. Which statement best describes the theme of the story?

A person should not try to do the impossible

The Tanner put some animal hides in the bottom of a stream to soak. Several hungry dogs noticed the hides but realized that the water was so deep that they couldn't reach the hides from the bank. So they came up with a plan. They decided to drink the water from the river until it uncovered the hides. All of the dogs began drinking the water as quickly as they could. Regardless of their effort, the water remained as high as ever. They drank and they drank and they drank until they burst. Which piece of evidence supports the theme?

"Regardless of their effort, the water remained as high as ever."

"...animal hides in the bottom of the stream to soak."

An ox came to a pond to drink. As he was splashing in the water, he accidentally crushed a young frog into the mud. Soon afterward, the frog's older sister missed him and asked her brothers and sisters what happened to him. "It was a terrible accident!" one replied. "A great big monster stepped on our brother," said another. "So, this monster was quite big?" replied the sister frog, puffing herself up. "Was he as big as this?" "Much bigger!" they responded. So the sister frog puffed herself up some more. "Surely, he can't be much bigger," she said. But her brothers and sisters declared that the monster was much bigger. So the sister frog continued to puff herself up more and more until finally, she burst. Which statement best describes the main theme of the story?

A person should not try to do the impossible

An ox came to a pond to drink. As he was splashing in the water, he accidentally crushed a young frog into the mud. Soon afterward, the frog's older sister missed him and asked her brothers and sisters what happened to him. "It was a terrible accident!" one replied. "A great big monster stepped on our brother," said another. "So, this monster was quite big?" replied the sister frog, puffing herself up. "Was he as big as this?" "Much bigger!" they responded. So the sister frog puffed herself up some more. "Surely, he can't be much bigger," she said. But her brothers and sisters declared that the monster was much bigger. So the sister frog continued to puff herself up more and more until finally, she burst. Which piece of evidence supports the theme?

So the sister frog continued to puff herself up more and more until finally, she burst.

Theme

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.5.2, RL.6.2, RL.8.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

the illustrations

the subject or topic

the title

the length of the 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

1 min • 1 pt

What is true about thematic statements?

It is that same as a subject.

It is the idea the author wishes to convey abut a subject.

It is the same as the moral of the story.

There is only one theme per story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Life is short; make the most of it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Life is short; make the most of it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Theme is:

a one word topic.

often directly stated.

an idea about life.

All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

SLIME is:

an acronym that can help you identify a story's theme.

an antonym for a story's theme.

helpful if you are trying to find a story's topic.

something that grows on a slice of pizza left in the refrigerator for a long period of time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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Theme

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When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

What is true about thematic statements?

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

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

Theme is:

SLIME is:

SLIME stands for:

Do not state the theme as a(n):

When determining the theme, do consider the following:

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