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Theme and Story Elements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when a story takes place

a)

Setting

b)

Location

c)

Characters

d)

Plot

2.

These are the people or things in a story

a)

Setting

b)

Nouns

c)

Characters

d)

Verbs

3.

The series of events that make up a story

a)

Plot

b)

Characters

c)

Setting

d)

Climax

4.

The most exciting/biggest part of a story

a)

Climax

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

5.

The problem in the story

a)

Resolution

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Rising Action

6.

Theme is....

a)

The funny part

b)

The topic

c)

The moral/lesson

d)

The end

7.

SLIME stands for...

a)

Super, Life, Ideas, Make, Exciting

b)

Subject, Lesson, Idea, Message, Evidence

c)

Sing, Laugh, Indent, Money, Espresso

d)

Signs, Language, Important, Man, Earth

8.

Topic is the same as theme

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Theme is usually not stated directly

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Theme is an idea about life

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Is this a theme or a topic?

Love is important to have

a)

Theme

b)

Topic

12.

Is this a theme or a topic?

Teamwork

a)

Theme

b)

Topic

13.

Is this a theme or a topic?

Don't judge people on appearances.

a)

Theme

b)

Topic

14.

Is this a theme or a topic?

Kindness

a)

Theme

b)

Topic

15.

You should use cliches to state the theme.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

You can find the theme by thinking about what the character learns.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Theme must be stated in __________ form.

a)

Sentence

b)

Paragraph

c)

Word

d)

Story

18.

How many pieces of evidence do you have to have to support your theme?

a)

1

b)

2-3

c)

4-5

d)

8 or more

19.

Do not make the theme sound like a command, it should be an ______________ about life.

a)

observation

b)

experience

c)

situation

d)

opinion

20.

Theme should be related to the world, not just the story.

a)

True

b)

False