Theme Quizziz

What is the theme of this story? 

• Slowly but surely wins the race.

• Don't be lazy. 

• We are stronger together than we are apart.

• If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.

• Always work hard.

• It pays to be honest.

• Teamwork is best.

A novel can have more than one theme.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?

• Nature and man

• Innocence cannot last

• Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful

• Nature and beauty

Which of the following statements about theme is TRUE?

• Authors NEVER use the same theme twice

• Theme only recurs in short stories

• The same theme only recurs in poems

• The same themes recur in different stories/different authors

Themes are universal because ...

• all humans share common experiences

• authors add them to make the writing meaningful

• the entire universe enjoys them

• the stories go on forever

In the story "The Medicine Bag" Martin has "a moment of recognition" that his cultural legacy is to honored. Which quote/evidence from the story supports that theme?

• "He unbuttoned his shirt, pulled out the leather pouch, and lifted it over his head" (Sneve770).

• "I stood up, somehow knowing I should" (Sneve 770).

• "Grandpa quit talking and I stared in disbelief as he covered his face with his hands" (Sneve 769).

Other places to look for themes include

• Words out of a character's mouth

• The title of the piece

• The resolution or how the story ends

• All of the above

A theme should always be written as...

• A sentence or statement

• A phrase

• One or two words

• A brief summary of 5-8 sentences.