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What is the theme of this story? 

• Respect your elders.
• Look before you leap.
• Don't brag too much.
• Be polite.

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The theme of a story is- 

• The most important detail. 
• A lesson learned from the story. 
• plot 
• summarizing the text 

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

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

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Read the following passage from  a story. 
"AJ is so excited to see you," he heard his mother shout into the phone. She always spoke louder on long-distance calls, as if raising her voice would help it travel across the Atlantic. "Aren't you, AJ?" she demanded.
AJ slumped in his chair, pushing wrinkled peas around his plate. His suitcase stood at attention in the hallway, holding eight weeks worth of shirts, pants, and socks. Suddenly, a loud crash sounded. 
"Patches!" his mother shrieked.
In the hallway, Patches the cat stood next to an overturned suitcase and the remnants of a shattered vase. As AJ's mother rushed to assess the damage, Patches slid up to AJ, rubbing his face against AJ's leg. AJ reached down to stroke him, and Patches looked up, blinking his green eyes.  He stared at AJ with his knowing look - a look that seemed to offer so much and ask for so little in return.
Which of the following is most likely the theme of the story?

• Friendship is worth more than material goods.
• You must confront your past. 
• Pets are more trouble than they're worth. 
• The love of a pet is unlike any other. 

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Justin had no one to sit with at lunch. He was new in town, and tried to make friends everyday. Because Justin spoke with a strange accent, many of the kids did not want to sit with him at lunch. Rachel noticed Justin eating by himself one day and invited him over. Justin and Rachel quickly became friends, and Justin began to enjoy coming to school everyday. What is the main theme (message) of this story?

• Justin was lucky to have a friend like Rachel.
• You should not speak to someone because they are different from you.
• Be kind to others.

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The three-year-old peered down from the diving board and looked back at his mother behind him.  His knees began to buckle as he took another step forward.  "Splash!"

• it takes courage to accomplish your goals
• you should never give up
• it takes loyalty to reach your dreams
• people make sacrifices for others

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In most stories, you have to analyze the characters' traits and the events of the plot to infer the theme. Characters are the people, animals or creatures in stories. The plot is the sequence of events in the story.

Read the following passage from a story.
Marta was stumped. She had turned the details of the case over and over in her head, trying to figure out the answer. The suspect had somehow entered the store, stolen the artwork and exited without leaving any trace or fingerprints. Marta paced, her movements matching her storm of thoughts. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the new technological device she had been given to use, which she'd been avoiding like the plague. "I wonder…" she thought.
Hesitantly, Marta typed the details of the case into the device's keyboard. It whirred and spat out a list of similar cases and how they'd been solved. Reading through the information, Marta was amazed. She had been pondering for hours, but 30 seconds with this device, and she could find answer! With new respect, she rushed off.

Which detail from the passage provides the best clue that a theme of the story is "technology can have good effects"?

• "The suspect had somehow entered the store, stolen the artwork and exited without any trace or fingerprints."
  
• "Marta paced, her movements matching her storm of thoughts."
  
• "Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the new technological device she had been given to use, which she'd been avoiding like the plague."
  
• "She had been pondering for hours, but 30 seconds with this device, and she could find her answer!"
  

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How is the theme of the poem "The House by the Side of the Road" shared through the speaker's words?

• The speaker believes that hope gives all people a reason to live.
• The speaker believes it's all good to offer criticism to help people improve.
• The speaker believes that he should only sit and observe what people do and say.
• The speaker believes that people should be accepted as they are.

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What is theme?

• message about life that the author expresses

• the time, location, and mood of a story

• sequence of events

• the main events

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Three flies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey.

What is the theme of this story?

• Some prizes aren't worth it.

• Overeating leads to illness.

• Insects value food over safety.

• Always send a tester.

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