Discovering Themes in Stories

What is the theme of the story "The Tortoise and the Hare"?

• Hard work pays off.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• Friendship is important.

• Honesty is the best policy.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Which detail from the poem "The Road Not Taken" helps determine its theme?

• The speaker chooses a path less traveled.

• The speaker describes a sunny day.

• The speaker talks about a friend.

• The speaker mentions a bird singing.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the story "Little Red Riding Hood."

• A girl visits her grandmother and they have a picnic.

• A girl meets a wolf on her way to visit her grandmother, and the wolf tries to trick her.

• A girl goes to the market to buy some bread.

• A girl and her grandmother bake cookies together.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the main theme of the drama "The Lion King"?

• The importance of family.

• The circle of life and responsibility.

• The joy of friendship.

• The power of magic.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Which detail from the story "Cinderella" supports the theme of kindness?

• Cinderella's stepsisters are mean to her.

• Cinderella helps her stepsisters get ready for the ball.

• Cinderella's fairy godmother helps her go to the ball.

• Cinderella loses her glass slipper.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the poem "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

• A star falls from the sky and lands in a garden.

• The poem describes a star shining brightly in the night sky.

• A child wishes upon a star for a new toy.

• The poem talks about the sun rising in the morning.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the theme of the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?

• Always be honest.

• Never trust strangers.

• Hard work leads to success.

• Friendship is valuable.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Which detail from the drama "Romeo and Juliet" helps determine its theme?

• The families are feuding.

• Romeo and Juliet fall in love despite their families' feud.

• Juliet has a pet cat.

• Romeo writes a letter to his friend.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

• Goldilocks visits a zoo and sees three bears.

• Goldilocks enters the bears' house, tries their porridge, chairs, and beds, and then runs away when they return.

• Goldilocks and the bears have a picnic in the forest.

• Goldilocks helps the bears find their lost honey.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the main theme of the poem "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"?

• The joy of sharing.

• The cycle of cause and effect.

• The importance of friendship.

• The beauty of nature.

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CCSS.RL.4.2