Theme vs Main Idea

Theme vs Main Idea

7th Grade

25 Qs

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Theme vs Main Idea

Theme vs Main Idea

Assessment

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English

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The message, lesson, or moral of a story.

Main Idea

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It was a rainy day, and mom had to get creative to keep the kids from getting too bored.

Main idea

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana has always wanted to win a spelling bee.

main idea

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Maria loved to play football with the guys, btu she also loved dressing up in fancy clothes to go to parties.

main idea

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the difference between theme and main idea?

Main idea is what the text is mainly about and theme is the lesson or moral in the story

Theme is what the text is mainly about and Main idea is the lesson or moral in the story

Theme is specific to characters in the story and main idea is not

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.

Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can you distinguish between theme and main idea?

The main idea is the author's opinion, while the theme is the reader's interpretation.

The main idea is explicitly stated, while the theme is inferred.

The main idea is the central message of the text, while the theme is the overall topic.

The main idea is the conclusion, while the theme is the supporting evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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