Main Idea vs. Theme & Text Structure

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English
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7th - 11th Grade
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Lauren Phelps
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or a phrase is known as _____.
main idea
theme
text structure
informational writing
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The message or life lesson that can be learned from the events or characters' actions in a story is known as _____.
main idea
theme
text structure
informational writing
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Theme and main idea are the same thing.
True
False
I'm not sure.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A(n) _________ text typically has a main idea.
informational
narrative
poetry
genre
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A(n) _________ text typically has a theme.
informational
narrative
poetry
genre
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following could be a theme of a text?
A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.
Fear is more dangerous than any beast.
A fear of heights.
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following could be the theme of a text?
An old man used to be a farmer but then decided he wanted to move to New York City. He liked the skyscrapers.
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago and realizes he has changed.
Returning home after a long time away feels great.
No matter what a person has been through, their past does not define them.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
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