Theme Review

Theme is:

• the main idea of the book the author wants you to get.

• something to which the reader can connect.

• a complete sentence.

• All of the above.

TRUE OR FALSE:

The theme is the same as the moral.

• TRUE

• FALSE

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE:

The theme ________________ uses a character's name.

• never

• always

• sometimes

• occasionally

One, single theme could apply to which of the following? (Check any that apply.)

• A poem

• A novel

• A short story

• A play

• A film

What is the difference between a theme and a theme topic?

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE:

The theme ________________ uses a novel's title.

• sometimes

• occasionally

• never

• always

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.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.

• Cereal is the tastiest 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.

A novel can have more than one theme.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which could be a theme?

• Don't give up because you may persevere if you keep trying.

• Music is everything to Madeline.

• Madeline accomplished her goal because she didn't give up.

• Madeline continued to send out demos of her singing.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2