Theme Mid Unit Checkpoint 5th Grade

The message of the story is the...

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.

• True

• False

The theme of the story is...

• Climax

• Exposition

• Life lesson

• Problem

A novel can have more than one theme

• True

• False

On a hot sunny day, a fox comes upon an orchard and sees a bunch of ripened grapes. It thinks: "Just what I needed to quench my thirst" It moves back a few paces, runs, and jumps but falls short of reaching the grapes. It tries in different ways to reach the bunch of grapes; but in vain. It gives up and says to himself: "I am sure they are sour anyway"

What is the theme?

• Jealousy gets you no where be kind

• Slow and steady wins the race

• It is easy to not want what you cannot get your hands on

• We all have the capacity for good and evil

A theme should always be written as...

• A sentence or statement

• A phrase

• One or two words

• A brief summary 5-8 sentences

Which of these things is NOT related to the "theme" in a story?

• How a character is feeling

• The "life lesson" the main character learns

• A big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral of the story

What is a question you can ask to identify a theme.

• What is the topic

• How old are the characters

• Where do they go everyday

• How was the story made

One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.

What is the theme?

• You should share with your neighbors

• It is important to be prepared for what is to come.

• Respect your neighbors

• Don't be greedy

What is the theme of school.

• Math

• Writing

• Reading

• Recess

• None of the above