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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the best definition of THEME?
The location and time of the story.
The events that occur in a story.
The universal truth, moral or idea that the author wants to express.
The author's purpose for writing a story.
What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?
Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
Theme and main idea are exactly the same and do not have any differences.
A novel or movie can have more than 1 theme.
False
True
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Ice cream is the best snack.
Life can be short; make the most of it.
Where can a reader find the theme?
It is always stated directly in the text or a movie.
The reader or viewer must understand what the character has learned by observing their actions, thoughts and dialogue.
Someone else tells you.
Books or movies do not have themes.
Read this paragraph and choose the best theme:
live life to the fullest
in order to succeed, one has to take risks
people or animals are safer in a large number - more support and teamwork
Always preserve because you never know how close you are to succedding
Jim was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top. Antoine happened to see Jim struggling and came to rescue/support him, since he was a foot taller.
What is the theme of this paragraph?
tall people are the best
people can be like boxes
teamwork can accomplish a goal
Kawhi knew his friend was about to receive a negative consequence for not being prepared for English class. This would be the 3rd day in a row of him receiving the consequence: having to miss out from recess. Therefore, Kawhi gave the pencil and paper to his friend. Later, Kawhi was the one who had to stand out from recess since he was the one now unprepared for English class.
What is the theme?
Don't judge a book by its cover
Always be honest and loyal
It might be hard to stand up for your friends and sacrifice is necessary to help others
Just keep swimming
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
An old man used to be a farmer.
A person sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
Your past and mistakes do not define you.
These books have characters who work together to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
What type of books are described above?
Honesty
Courage
Cooperation
Comical/Funny
These books have friendly characters who are generous and considerate of others.
Which type of books are these?
kindness
loyalty
sneaky
eerie and unsuaul
What does a theme add to a story?
A sense of location.
Motivation for characters.
Dialogue.
An important message or lesson to take away.
She sobbed for hours trying to think of a way out of having to tell her father she wrecked her new car. After stewing over it for quite some time, she called her father on his cell phone. "Thank you for telling me," he said.
What is the theme of this paragraph above?
Sometimes crying is good for you
It is important to be honest even when it might be hard
Driving a car is a small responsibility
Experience challenges can help you grow
In a spell of dry weather, when the birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. BUT the pitcher was high and the crow had a narrow neck. No matter what he did, he could not access the water. Then, an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher 1 by 1. With each pebble, the water rose so the crow could finally get a drink.
What is the theme of this paragraph above?
to be honest
to always share with others
respect your family
to be persistent and creative
A 3-year-old peered down from the diving board and looked back at his mother behind him. His knees began to shake and buckle as he took another step forward. "SPLASH!"
What is the theme of the paragraph above?
It takes courage to accomplish your goals.
You should never be nervous.
People make sacrifices for others.
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Fear is more dangerous than any beast.
A brave young person pretends to be an animal.
I have a fear of heights.
"I'll get you, my pretty and little dog."
