Theme

Theme

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.4.2, L.4.5B, L.4.6

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Moreno

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The best definition of theme is...

The character's main problem.

The message the author is sending.

A word that summarizes the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

You can often infer the theme of a piece of literature by ...

evaluating how a character has changed

determining how the conflict has resolved

ALL of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

Life is short; make the most of it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

•A ___________________is a central message or general conclusion about human behavior within a text.  It can be stated directly or indirectly.

Character
Theme
Topic
Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

Skim through the story
Just read the beginning of the story
Think about what the character has learned
Read the ending of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Life is short; make the most of it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the difference between a theme of a story and a topic of a story?

They are the same thing. 
Theme is a summary and a topic is a life lesson.
Theme is the life lesson you learn and topic is what the story is mostly about. 
They both summarize the plot.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

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