What is the topic of the following paragraph? Julia’s report card reflected poor grades. She felt she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents. When her parents discovered what her grades were, they grounded her for trying to hide the truth.

Julia's parents discovering her grades

What is the main idea of the following paragraph? Julia’s report card reflected poor grades. She felt she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents. When her parents discovered what her grades were, they grounded her for trying to hide the truth.

Julia got in trouble not for poor grades but for trying to hide the truth.

Julia's report card reflected poor grades.

Julia was worried that she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents.

Julia's parents discovered that she was hiding her poor grades from them.

What is the theme of the following paragraph? Julia’s report card reflected poor grades. She felt she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents. When her parents discovered what her grades were, they grounded her for trying to hide the truth.

It is better to tell an ugly truth than to lie.

Julia shouldn't have lied about getting poor grades.

Julia should have gotten better grades and studied harder.

What's the main idea of the following story? The Ass in the Lion's Skin An Ass found a Lion's skin left in the forest by a hunter. He dressed himself in it, and amused himself by hiding in a thicket and rushing out suddenly at the animals who passed that way. All took to their heels the moment they saw him. The Ass was so pleased to see the animals running away from him, just as if he were King Lion himself, that he could not keep from expressing his delight by a loud, harsh bray. A Fox, who ran with the rest, stopped short as soon as he heard the voice. Approaching the Ass, he said with a laugh: "If you had kept your mouth shut you might have frightened me, too. But you gave yourself away with that silly bray."

The Fox discovered the Ass was not a lion because he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

The Ass dressed in a lion's skin left by a hunter and scared other animals away.

The Ass amused himself by hiding in a thicket and rushing out suddenly at animals who passed his way.

The Ass enjoyed dressing up as a lion and seeing the other animals run away from him.

What's the theme of the following story? The Ass in the Lion's Skin An Ass found a Lion's skin left in the forest by a hunter. He dressed himself in it, and amused himself by hiding in a thicket and rushing out suddenly at the animals who passed that way. All took to their heels the moment they saw him. The Ass was so pleased to see the animals running away from him, just as if he were King Lion himself, that he could not keep from expressing his delight by a loud, harsh bray. A Fox, who ran with the rest, stopped short as soon as he heard the voice. Approaching the Ass, he said with a laugh: "If you had kept your mouth shut you might have frightened me, too. But you gave yourself away with that silly bray."

Fine clothes may work as a disguise, but silly words will reveal a fool.

A good disguise may be ruined by a fox.

A fool, even dressed well, will not be able to deceive others.

It is better to disguise yourself from others than to be identified.

Theme vs. Main Idea

Quiz

•

English

•

6th - 9th Grade

•

Practice Problem

•

Hard

•

CCSS

RL.7.2, RL.1.10, RL.8.2

+12

Standards-aligned

markdray Dray

Used 175+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Together, main idea and theme help me to understand what I read...

in a very limited setting or circumstance.

in a very narrow or specific context

in both specific and general circumstances.

mainly in connection to the lives of others.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Theme is...

a general message about life in the story.

a specific message aimed at the characters in the story.

a somewhat specific message that ONLY relates to characters in the story.

the happy message a story is trying to convey.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following is not true: Theme is...

an idea that fits your life.

an idea that fits others' lives.

an idea that is limited to the characters in the story.

an idea that is not limited to the characters in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Theme is...

usually stated directly.

never stated directly.

always stated directly.

often stated indirectly.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Theme is usually limited to...

fictional stories and artwork.

articles and interviews.

biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.

all of the answers are correct.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Main idea...

connects the text as a whole.

combines different articles and texts.

unifies separate texts as unique.

separates the text into different parts.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Main idea is...

like theme: it usually cannot be applied to you or me.

different from theme: it usually cannot be applied to you or me.

not specific to the story but is a universal idea.

is the same as theme.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Apple

Others

Already have an account?

Similar Resources on Wayground

12 questions

Exploring Fauna in Indonesia

Quiz

•

9th Grade

12 questions

Iron Mask Characters

Quiz

•

6th Grade

10 questions

Present Continuous Tense

Quiz

•

7th Grade

14 questions

The Happy Prince

Quiz

•

8th Grade

10 questions

Here We Go Unit 8-1

Quiz

•

7th Grade

16 questions

Review quiz for lesson 1

Quiz

•

8th Grade

20 questions

THE HUMAN BODY

Quiz

•

7th Grade

10 questions

Comperative and Superlative Adjectives

Quiz

•

7th Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

15 questions

Fractions on a Number Line

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

Equivalent Fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

54 questions

Analyzing Line Graphs & Tables

Quiz

•

4th Grade

$fractions$

22 questions

fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

Main Idea and Details

Quiz

•

5th Grade

20 questions

Context Clues

Quiz

•

6th Grade

15 questions

Equivalent Fractions

Quiz

•

4th Grade

Discover more resources for English

20 questions

Context Clues

Quiz

•

6th Grade

20 questions

Figurative Language Review

Quiz

•

6th Grade

15 questions

Making Inferences

Quiz

•

7th - 12th Grade

20 questions

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Quiz

•

7th Grade

15 questions

Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Quiz

•

4th - 11th Grade

24 questions

7th grade STAAR Reading Review

Quiz

•

7th Grade

15 questions

6th Context Clues

Quiz

•

6th Grade

20 questions

Figurative Language Review

Quiz

•

8th Grade

Theme vs. Main Idea

15 questions

Together, main idea and theme help me to understand what I read...

Theme is...

Which of the following is not true: Theme is...

Theme is...

Theme is usually limited to...

Main idea...

Main idea is...

Main idea is most often stated...

Main idea is...

What is the topic of the following paragraph?Julia’s report card reflected poor grades. She felt she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents. When her parents discovered what her grades were, they grounded her for trying to hide the truth.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for English

What is the topic of the following paragraph?
Julia’s report card reflected poor grades. She felt she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents. When her parents discovered what her grades were, they grounded her for trying to hide the truth.