WorksheetsMain Idea and Theme
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
There are many types of lethal venom in the animal kingdom, but perhaps no stranger carrier than the platypus. The platypus is one of few venomous mammals. Males carry a venom cocktail in their ankle spurs that incapacitates victims with excruciating pain. Stranger still, the platypus is the only mammal that uses electroreception. What this means is that the platypus uses its bill to sense the electricity produced by the muscular movements of its prey. The platypus neither sees, hears, nor smells its prey while hunting but, rather, pursues it through electroreception. Perhaps most odd, the platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. The platypus is an odd creature indeed.
A penny for your thoughts? If it's a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it's uncirculated, it'd easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that's a pretty penny.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
You should cheat to win.
Always work hard.
It helps to be honest.
Teamwork is best.
John and Matt want to be firemen. They want to ride on the big fire truck. John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires. Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the main idea?
John wants to climb a ladder.
John and Matt want to be firemen.
Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
They want to ride on the big fire truck.
Read the following sentence.
Friendship helps people get through hard times.
The sentence above is an example of a _________________.
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character
main idea
theme
Read the following sentence.
A woman risks her life to spy for the Union during the Civil War.
The sentence above is an example of a __________________.
plot
character
main idea
theme
This tells what the story is mostly about. It's like a one-sentence summary.
Main Idea
Theme
Choose the main idea from the choices below.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Working together makes you stronger.
The team won the game when they worked together.
Hard work pays off.
Is this an example of theme or main idea?
George tries to take care of Lennie but eventually realizes that he can’t.
Theme
Main Idea
Click the correct word
Again
Alright
Amen
Aggravate
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Also
Allso
Aso
Ollso
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Becose
Becus
Becuz
Because
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Mak
Make
Mace
Mac
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Another
Anothor
Anothr
Anoher
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Leve
Leave
Lev
Leeve
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Hi
High
Hih
Heye
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Number 2
Two
to
too
tooo
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Lik
Lice
Like
Another
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Know
Knew
Now
no
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Goood
God
Good
Apple
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Ear
Eer
Er
Eaar
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Dear
Deer
Dere
Der
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Morning
Moornin
Mornin
Morninng
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Away
Awwy
Aywa
Awwyay
