4/19/24

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

The girls were coloring when Mike wanted to join along.  One girl moved the crayons closer to them.  The other girl proceeded to take the other crayon boxes.  Mike had no crayons to use.  One girl remarked, "These crayons are ours.  Find your own."

• Being greedy is never nice
• you should keep your own things to yourself
• friends should color together
• it's ok to be mean to others when you're coloring

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

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

Where can a reader find the theme?

• It stated directly in the text.
• A character tells you.
• The reader must understand what the character has learned.
• Books or movies do not have themes.

Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.

• Jack risked his life to save Jane.

• Don't judge people by outward appearances.

• Happiness

An author usually does not state the theme in the story. You must use clues and infer his idea.

• True
• False

What does Ivan give to Bob before he leaves?

• A banana.
• His tire swing.
• His art supplies.
• His stuffed animal Not-Tag.

What did the protestors want?

• Ruby to be freed.
• Ivan to be freed.
• Bob to be freed.
• Stella to be freed.

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

"Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd.

• Change the question mark to a period

• Changed asked to Asked

• Insert quotation marks after the question mark

• Make no change

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

"I really hope you can come to my party this weekend," said Peggy.

• Change the comma to a period after weekend

• Change said to Said

• Insert a comma after party

• Make no change