What is a theme?

Which phrase best explains Point of View?

What two things do you use to make an inference?

Blake opened up the present and began pouting and whining. He screamed in a high-pitched voice, "This is Captain America! I wanted Spiderman!" His mother looked at him with a sad look and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. "Why did you get me a red hat? You know I like blue more," Blake whined as he threw the hat across the room. His mother straightened her expression and looked at him. Earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment, but by now she had put away her camera. She sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldn't be a total bust. Blake huffed and opened it. "A Game Boy… wow. Where's the Playstation that I asked for?" His mother couldn't bear his bad attitude any longer. The next time that Blake returned from his father's house, he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously donated to needy children.

What is the theme of the story?

Jerry squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him. "Jerry, we had a great season. Nobody's perfect. Look at me. Ha ha," he said. Jerry smiled at the coach, but he couldn't forgive himself so easily.

What is the Point of View of the text?

I went down to the carnival and won a huge teddy bear for my little sister. When I gave it to her she pouted and threw the teddy bear down on the ground. "You are so ungrateful" I yelled. I didn't like when my sister acted like a baby.

What is the point of view of the text?

What can you infer about this picture?

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full tears. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-wich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.

Why is Max upset?

In his sophomore year of high school, basketball legend Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play. The coach cut Jordan from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. The next year, Jordan made the varsity squad. He averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.

What is the theme of the passage?