Theme and Main Idea Task Cards

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What is the theme of the story?

• A Role models often have faults.
• B Focus on your life and not the lives of others.
• C Do not listen to unkind friends.
• D The importance of function over appearance.

The story is mainly about the -

• A Swallow’s bright feathers
• B Swallow being mean to the Crow
• C birds comparing feathers
• D Crow loving winter

The main idea of the excerpt is that -

• A Sherlock Holmes had many interesting cases
• B the narrator values Sherlock Holmes
• C Sherlock Holmes can solve any case
• D the narrator likes the most recent case more

What is the narrator’s purpose?

• A to show why Sherlock Holmes is famous
• B to grow interest in the case he is about to tell
• C to explain how this case was different
• D to retell the past cases solved

What is the passage mostly about?

• A The Mother Goat leaving her Kid.
• B The Wolf trying to get into the house.
• C The Kid being home alone.
• D The Kid afraid of the Wolf.

Which theme is explored in the passage?

• A Do not trust strangers.
• B Trust the opinions of others.
• C Trust your gut feeling.
• D Put on a strong face when alone.

Which theme is addressed in the passage?

• A Some good can come from bad.
• B Always listen to your heart.
• C Trust in others for help.
• D Be thankful for the little things in life.

What is the main idea?

• A Sherlock Holmes noticed the bad storm outside.
• B Sherlock Holmes got a new and interesting case.
• C The man will come back and see Sherlock Holmes.
• D The man is in grave danger and needs help.