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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."