ELA End of the Year Review

What is the theme?

• Central idea

• main idea

• author's purpose

• Life lesson

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Select two choices : what is the theme?

• message

• idiom

• hyperbole

• moral

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

The three little pigs escaped from the wolf. One pig built a house of sticks, the other built a house of hay, and the last pig big a house of bricks. All three pigs had to run to the house of bricks to survive the strong breath of the wolf. What is the theme of this text?

• Houses made of sticks are not as safe as houses made of bricks

• Wolves prefer houses made of sticks

• wolves are very smart animals

• pigs are smarter than wolves

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which of the following best describes a theme in a literary text?

• The main events of the story

• The setting of the story

• The underlying message or insight the author conveys

• The description of the main character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

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.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the theme of this story?  

• Eat your vegetables.

• Don't brag. Be modest. 

• Don't talk to strangers. 

• What does the fox say?

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

In a story where a young girl learns to appreciate her family's cultural traditions after initially feeling embarrassed by them, what is the most likely theme?

• The importance of wealth

• The challenges of growing up

• The value of cultural heritage

• The power of friendship

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

In a story where two friends learn to solve their disagreements through communication, what theme does this suggest?

• The importance of education

• The power of silence

• The value of friendship and communication

• The necessity of competition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the theme of this story? 

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

• Don't steal.

• Respect your elders.

• Slowly but surely wins the race.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read the following sentence.

Friendship helps people get through hard times.

The sentence above is an example of a _________________.

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9