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During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

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A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.
• Don't be greedy.
• Always share your things with others.
• Be respectful to others.

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The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

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Identify possible ways an author presents theme in a literary work.

• Through feelings of the main character
• Through conversations of the characters
• Actions and events in the story
• All of the above

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What is a common theme in haiku?

• Nature
• War
• Heartbreak
• Friendship

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When Julia fell off the monkey bars and broke her arm, she was terrified to go to the emergency room.

• Theme
• Main Idea

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Even if someone has something else that you want, you should still be thankful for what you have.

• Theme
• Main Idea

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Annemarie says, "Lucky Ellen...she doesn't have to go to school today..." After seeing Ellen and her family walking to the synagogue dressed in their best clothes for the Jewish New Year.  
This helps the reader to conclude that...

• the Jewish New Year was an important holiday for Ellen and her family.
• the Rosens always went to the synagoge.
• Ellen's family was rich because they wore their best clothes.
• Annemarie wished she was Jewish.

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Which is an example of theme?

• Inequality

• Hope

• Justice

• Your past does not define you.

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When would you most likely summarize a book?

• to tell someone the gist or main idea of a story

• when you want to forget a book you've read

• when you don't understand a vocabulary word you've read in a book

• when you want to share your opinion of a book

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