Theme and Context Clues Practice

The theme of a story is the

• Main Character

• Life lesson the author expresses

• Sequence of events

• Short summary of what the story is about

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.

• a fear of heights

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

As Tai strummed the guitar, Charlesa looked at her with pride. For so long, Tai's fingers had clumsily tripped over the strings, but now she played the song with ease. Getting to this point hadn't been easy for Charlesa, either. She sighed, trying to bury the memories of all the screaming tantrums Tai had thrown. Once, she nearly threw her guitar against a wall. But now when Tai smiled, the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama" floated out of the instrument, Charlesa smiled too. It had been worth it.

Which of the following is most likely a theme of the story?

• Playing a musical instrument is too much work.

• Hard work can bring great rewards.

• Friends shouldn't try to teach each other new things.

• It's ok to give up on yourself.

Friendship helps people get along through hard times.

The sentence above is an example of a

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

The woman looked attractive in her dress and shoes, everyone made comments about how lovely she looked.

• Nice

• Beautiful

• Friendly

• Harsh

Context _______ help us figure out unknown words in a passage.

When I am reading and I come across a difficult word, I used context clues to help me.

• Yes, all the time!

• Sometimes

• Never

• What are context clues?

Check all of the reasons that using context clues is important:

• To find the meaning of unknown words

• To understand the story

• To understand the setting of the story

• To understand the theme of the story

Context Clues:

After getting caught in the rain, I came home drenched. What does drenched mean?

• Sad

• Angry

• Wet

• Dry

The theme of a story is the

• Main Character

• Life lesson the author expresses

• Sequence of events

• Short summary of what the story is about