Theme vs Main Idea

Never give up on something that is important to you.

• Theme

• Main Idea

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

• character

• main idea

• theme

The sentence above is an example of a _________________.

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

The sentence above is an example of a __________________.

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?

• A supporting detail

• A central point

• A broad topic

• A statement of opinion

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.

In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

• What the story is about

• The topic of the text

• A message the author is trying to get across to the reader

• Where and when the story happens

Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling

• a "life lesson" the main character learns

• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral of the story

Which of these would be a good example of theme in a story?

• math is difficult

• if you steal, something bad will happen to you

• pets make people happy

• respect for others

A theme should tell the author's 
_________________________

• opinion

• _message

• story

• Main idea