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Theme

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"You can do it!" shouted her father, as he pushed Chloe and let go. She was going on her own, but suddenly fell. She cried, but said, "Again, daddy!" This time she went farther but fell into the ditch. A few moments later, she was riding down the street, smiling from ear to ear.

Which best represents the theme or moral?

a)

You should sacrifice for others.

b)

Give up when things are tough.

c)

When you are greedy, you will fall down.

d)

You should never give up.

2.

The girls were coloring when Mike wanted to join along. One girl moved the crayons closer to them. The other girl proceeded to take the other crayon boxes. Mike had no crayons to use. One girl remarked, "These crayons are ours. Find your own."

Which best represents the theme or moral?

a)

Being greedy is never nice

b)

You should keep your own things to yourself

c)

it's ok to be mean to others when you're coloring

3.

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

a)

Friendship

b)

Friendships can teach you important life long lessons.

c)

Sonja and Mariel were no longer friends due to a big misunderstanding.

d)

First Jean forgot to study, then he asked to cheat off his friend's test, the teacher caught them, and Jean received a zero.

4.
A story can have more than one theme.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
What is another word for Theme?
a)
lesson
b)
main idea
c)
setting
d)
details
6.

What is THEME?

a)

What happens in a story

b)

The lesson learned from a story

c)

Where a story takes place

d)

The different characters in a story

7.

Sandy had a huge Social Studies project do on Monday. She did not even start it yet, but she knew it would not take her long. So she decided to go out with her friends to the movie on Friday night and then sleepover her other friends on Saturday night. When she got home Sunday morning her stomach was hurting her. She did not feel quite right. Her mother felt her forehead, and it felt warm. She was coming down with something, and just could not concentrate on her Social Studies project. What was she going to do? What is the theme?

a)

Money can't buy happiness (or friends).

b)

Helping others

c)

Do the right thing and people will follow.

d)

Don't put things off to the last minute

8.

Gary thought it would be funny to hide Tracy’s book bag. One day he took it from the back of the room and threw it behind the book case. At the end of the day Tracy was looking everywhere. The teacher started looking and asked the class if anyone has seen the book bag. Gary of course did not answer. After about ten minutes of searching the teacher called for the principal to come and help. Gary had told the teacher he did not know where it was, so what was he going to tell the principal? He should have just taken it out right away when Tracy was looking. What is the theme?

a)

Money can't buy happiness (or friends).

b)

Always tell the truth.

c)

Practice and persistence pay off.

d)

Don't put things off to the last minute

9.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
10.

Eleanor invited the new girl Jessica over to play. When Jessica arrived, she didn't bother to wipe her shoes. She got mud all over Eleanor's white bedroom carpet and didn't even say sorry. Then, she hopped onto Eleanor's bed and took out a cherry juice box. When cherry juice dripped onto Eleanor's bed, Jessica just shrugged. Later, when Jessica was eating some Cheetos, she wiped the orange powder on her fingers onto Eleanor's pillow. When Jessica left, Eleanor called all of her friends to tell them what happened. Jessica was never invited to play at any of their houses again.

What is the theme of this passage?

a)

Jessica should have been less messy if she wanted to make friends.

b)

Don't eat when you're at a friend's house.

c)

You should always respect other people's things.

11.
In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?
a)
What the story is about
b)
The topic of the text
c)
A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
d)
Where and when the story happens
12.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

Events that occur within the story

b)

The message or lesson the author wants you to learn

c)

The author's reason for writing the story

d)

The location of the story

13.

…………………………………. I go to bed at nine o’clock.

a)

What time do you goes to bed?

b)

What time does your go to bed?

c)

What time do your go to bed?

d)

What time do you go to bed?

14.

What …….. you do yesterday? I helped my mom.

a)

do

b)

are

c)

did

d)

is

15.

What do you ………………. do for Teacher’s Day?

a)

want to

b)

to want

c)

want

d)

want for

16.

...................................................................

She’s a nurse. She helps the doctor.

a)

What’s her job?

b)

What’s his job?

c)

What’s she job?

d)

What’s he job?

17.

How well do you think you understand theme?

a)

I GET IT!!!!

b)

I kind of get it.

c)

I still don't understand