theme

Anna was very excited that she finally made an A on her reading test. She had been studying all week to make that perfect grade. Even though reading was not her favorite subject, she knew she had to do well on that test to pull her grade up. What is the theme?

• Work hard for what you want.

• making an A is easy

• Reading is hard

Tom kept pulling pranks on his best friend. Even though his friend asked him multiple times to stop because he didn't like it, Tom kept doing it. The next week at school Tom's friend was sitting with someone else at lunch and Tom was all alone. The moral of the story is..

• pranks are funny

• when someone asks you to stop, you should listen

• Tom is annoying

Marty went for a job interview and thought he did great and got the job! However, he found out the next day that the job was offered to someone else. Instead of being sad and unhappy, Marty knew that he didn't get the job for a reason and that something better would come available one day soon. What character trait best describes Marty?

• negative

• unhappy

• positive

• lazy

The boy in Enemy Pie thought Jeremy Ross was a terrible, mean person who he did not ever want to be friends with. His dad told him that he should give Jeremy an enemy pie, to fix the problem. After having to hang out with Jeremy for a whole day before giving him the pie, the boy realized that Jeremy Ross was actually a great friend and he loved hanging out with him. What is the theme?

• don't judge people before getting to know them better

• dads are always right

• enemies make good friends

I quickly realized that the new kid in our class did not have any friends. He sat alone at lunch, he played alone at recess, and he worked alone in class. I decided that I would get to know the new kid and get him to be my friend. We ended up having the best friendship and played together everyday. What is the lesson of the story?

• It is sad to be alone

• Always be kind to people no matter what

• friends are great to have

Jack had a project due at the end of the month. He had 3 whole weeks to get it done, but he decided he wanted to play after school everyday instead. The night before the project was due, Jack decided to get started on it. As he was working, he realized that he didn't have all the supplies he needed. He wasn't able to turn it in on time to his teacher and did not make a good grade. What is the lesson of the story?

• get your work done first, then play later.

• projects can be hard to do at night

• it is hard to work on projects alone

There was this kid in my class who no body wanted to be friends with. I noticed that some of my classmates started making fun of her, calling her names behind her back, and not letting her play with them. Instead of being mean to her too, I stood up for her and told the class that we needed to treat her nicer. The next week she called my friend an ugly name, and it make my friend cry. I told her that is kind of what she deserved since she was so mean. What is the theme?

• Treat others the way you want to be treated

• don't make fun of your classmates

• don't call people names

When I brought home my singed papers, I saw that I made an F on a test. Instead of showing that paper to my mom, I took that paper out and hid it so she wouldn't see it. My mom came home and asked to see my papers. She asked where my spelling test was, which was the test I failed. I told her that we didn't take our spelling test. She looked at my with a disappointed look, and told me that Mrs. Smith had already called her about my bad grade. Now I was in even more trouble because I didn't tell my mom the truth. No phone for two whole months! What is the theme of the passage?

• don't make a bad grade in signed papers

• show your mom all your tests

• It is better to just tell the truth the first time