Theme Bellwork

Theme Bellwork

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Theme Bellwork

Theme Bellwork

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI. 9-10.9, RL.11-12.3, RL.6.3

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Kosloski

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is...

thesis

summary

theme

plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For most literary passages, there is an underlying lesson that is taught and can be

inferred. What is the underlying lesson that can be inferred from a passage called?

A. Main Idea

B. Theme

C. Setting

D. Climax

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the difference between a theme of a story and a topic of a story? h

They are the same thing. 
Theme is a summary and a topic is a life lesson.
Theme is the life lesson you learn and topic is what the story is mostly about. 
They both summarize the plot.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
True or False: A theme tells you what to do.

true

false

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The theme ties together other elements of the narrative, including the characters and the events of the plot.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?
how a character is feeling
a "life lesson" the main character learns
a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
the moral of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Look at the image and decide what theme the image is trying to teach.Look at the image and decide what theme the image is trying to teach.

You should cheat to win.

Always work hard.

It pays to be honest.

Teamwork is best.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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