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I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?

• Weekends are times to travel.
• The author enjoys spending time with her family.
• The author's grandparents live far away.
• The author is sad to leave her cousins.

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What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

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Choose the best theme for this poem:
Ambition Over Adversity by Tupac Shakur
Take one's adversity 
Learn from their misfortune 
Learn from their pain 
Believe in something 
Believe in yourself 
Turn adversity into ambition 
Now blossom into wealth

• Learn from mistakes and turn them into success.
• Keep your eye on the prize.
• Never help people  do bad things.
• Learn to share.

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Money doesn't create happiness.

• Theme
• Main Idea

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If the topic is courage, which of the following would be an acceptable theme statement?

• Respect your elders.
• Always help others in need.
• It's important to have courage to express individuality.
• Respect the ideas of others.

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Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you.
  
• returning home after a long time
  
• A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
  
• an old man who used to be a farmer

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Why is Montauk special to Percy’s mom?

• That is where she met Percy’s dad.

• It is where she can get away from Gabe.

• It is where Percy was born.

• It is the only place where she doesn’t have to work hard.

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A theme or lesson we can learn by reading this story could be

• Be yourself

• Scowling is the best way to attract girls

• Learning French is very important

• Try hard to look smart, even if you are faking it

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What's the subject

Patience is hard to have sometimes.

• sometimes

• patience

• is

• hard

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea of a text?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the significance of the main event?

• What is one important detail?

• What point is the author trying to make?

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