I Go Along Theme for English B Vocab

The theme of a story is the

• main character

• message about life that the author expresses

• sequence of events

• short story of what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the main idea?

• the main character in a story

• the message about life that an author expresses

• the sequence of events in a story

• a description of what the story is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• fear of heights

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which of the following could be a theme of a story

• a 35 year old woman named Essie and her brother

• a small apartment in Marfa, Texas

• telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying

• Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years ,but finally decided to tell him the truth.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Read the following sentence.

A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness.

The sentence above is an example of a...

• plot (sequence of events in a story)

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read the following sentence.

Friendship helps people get through hard times.

The sentence above is an example of...

• plot (order of events a story follows)

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read the following sentence.

A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War.

The sentence above is an example of a...

• plot (order of events a story happens)

• character

• main idea

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9