WorksheetsMain Idea and Theme: "The Queen Bee"
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Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
Theme refers to the implied message or lesson the writer intended readers to learn.
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Theme tells readers about every detail within the passage, from beginning to end.
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Theme is the reason a writer decides to write a composition.
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Theme refers to a universal idea that appears or repeats, and is explored, within a literary work.
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Theme is usually stated in the beginning, end, or title of a passage.
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Main idea is supported by various details from different locations throughout the passage.
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Main idea is the idea the passage primarily focuses on and supports.
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Main idea is also referred to as central idea.
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Main idea is often stated in the beginning, end, or title of a passage.
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When the main idea of a passage is _____, it will be suggested for the reader to infer based upon reasoning and textual evidence.
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A passage created with a(n) _____ main idea will "say" the main idea directly within the passage.
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The main idea of "Queen Bee" is _____.
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The main idea of "The Queen Bee" is _____.
the Queen-bee helps Prince Witling choose the youngest and loveliest princess to marry by smelling each princess' lips and informing him which princess smelled of honey.
Witling's two brothers try to prove that they are more clever and successful than Witling, but the brothers turn to stone.
grateful animals assist Prince Witling to break a spell cast upon three princesses, ultimately causing him to become more successful than his brothers whom failed.
Be kind to everyone you meet because you might need their help.
Which of the following is NOT a possible theme of "The Queen Bee"?
It is better to try and protect than destroy nature.
Individuals are typically rewarded for their good deeds.
Witling proved to be more successful than his brothers.
What goes around comes around.
Which textual evidence best supports the claim that Witling is more compassionate than his brothers?
"The second brother undertook the adventure next day, but it fared with him no better than with the first; he found two hundred pearls and was turned into stone."
"The two eldest brothers wanted to catch a couple [ducks] and cook them, but Witling would not allow it, and said, 'Leave the creatures alone, I will not suffer them to be killed.'"
"The third thing that had to be done was the most difficult, and that was to choose out the youngest and loveliest of the three princesses, as they lay sleeping."
"And Witling married the youngest and loveliest princess and became king after her father's death. But his two brothers had to put up with the two other sisters."
How should you cite the following sentence of textual evidence: Then, the spell was broken; everyone awoke from stony sleep and took their right form again ?
"Then, the spell was broken; everyone awoke from stony sleep and took their right form again."
Then, the spell was broken; everyone awoke from stony sleep and took their right form again. This textual evidence supports my answer.
The author said the spell was broken; everyone awoke from stony sleep and took their right form again.
As described in the narrative "The Queen Bee", "Then, the spell was broken; everyone awoke from stony sleep and took their right form again."
