Theme Review

What is the theme of the story?

• Roses are the most beautiful flowers.

• Being weird is always bad.

• Following your passion, even if others think it is odd, can lead to success.

• Hard work and dedication only matter if you do what is popular.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How is the theme developed throughout the story?

• Pinky changes her favorite color to fit in with her classmates.

• Pinky ignores her passion for roses and focuses on her classmates.

• Pinky continues to follow her passion for growing flowers but decides not to inter the flower show.

• Pinky ignores judgement from others and finds success in a flower show.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which quote from this story best supports the theme?

• "Pinky also had another obsession: rose bushes."

• "Pinky, you are just plain weird."

• In first place, we have Pinky's Promise by Miss Amelia Lerner."

• "She also continued to grow and develop new types of roses in various shades of, you guessed it, pink."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which action by Pinky BEST supports the theme of the story?

• Pinky dyes her hair pink.

• Pinky takes care of her rose bushes carefully.

• Pinky changes her mind about entering the flower show.

• Pinky spends time with her friends at the skate park instead of working on her rose bushes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the main theme of the story?

• Baseball is a difficult sport to master.

• Everyone has a unique talent; you just need to discover yours.

• By working hard and not giving up, you can master skills that don't come easy to you.

• Winning is the most important part of any game.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How is the theme shown in the story?

• Jake is always trying to get his friends and classmates to approve of him.

• Skip constantly pushes Jake to practice his batting.

• Jake discovers he is great at pitching, when he first thought he was bad at baseball.

• Jake doesn't give up and realizes he is actually great at all parts of baseball with little effort.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What action by Jake BEST represents the theme?

• Jake agreeing to play baseball to bond with Skip.

• Jake deciding to quit baseball after striking out.

• Jake discovering his strong pitching arm.

• Jake celebrating after the win.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which quote from the story best supports the theme?

• "I think if you'd just open up your stance and..."

• "What. Was. That?"

• "Easy Out! Easy Out!"

• "He was very happy that he had tried pitching after all."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2