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WorksheetsTheme Pretest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is a question you can ask yourself when identifying theme?
Who is the main character?
How did the character grow or change?
What is the setting?
What is a question you can ask yourself when identifying theme?
What message is the author trying to send?
What are the main character's traits?
What is the climax?
The author tells you exactly what the theme is.
TRUE
FALSE
if you steal money, something bad will happen to you
Dogs make people happy
Respect others and they will respect you.
One way to figure out the theme is to ____.
Skim through the story.
Read the beginning of the story.
Think about what the character has learned.
Read the ending of the story.
Which of the following statements about theme is TRUE?
Authors NEVER use the same theme twice
Themes only repeat in short stories
All poems have the same theme
The same themes can occur in different stories/different authors
Which of the following is NOT an example of a theme?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
The little boy lied to his mother.
With hard work, you can accomplish anything.
You shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
What could be an example of a theme?
Friendship
Being prepared often leads to success.
How to bake chocolate chip cookies
Helping others
A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because:
Authors rarely want the reader to figure it out
It has little to do with plot, characters, and other story elements
Only complicated, adult stories have themes
It is rarely stated explicitly
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Main idea is what the text is mainly about and theme is the lesson or moral in the story
Theme is what the text is mainly about and Main idea is the lesson or moral in the story
Theme is specific to characters in the story and main idea is not
What is the theme?
Matt was always mean to the other younger kids on the school bus. He would make fun of them and put sticky stuff in their seat. He was the oldest and “coolest” kid on the bus. After this year, Matt would be going to high school. He would not have to ride with these little “rug rats” anymore. The summer had passed and Matt was headed to high school. He was a little nervous getting on the bus. When he walked on, he could feel the older kids laughing at him. When he got into his seat there was chocolate sauce smeared all over his seat. What is the theme?
Loyalty
Treat others how you would like to be treated.
Money can't buy happiness (or friends)
Be yourself
Larry had it all. A huge house, all the toys he wanted, and best of all he had enough money to buy anything he wants. He was always coming to school with new shoes and designer clothes. What more could a kid ask for? But everyday at recess Larry went out to the playground and played on the swings by himself. He disliked recess because there was no one that wanted to play with him. It made him very sad. What is the theme?
Money can't buy happiness (or friends).
Helping others
Do the right thing and people will follow.
Practice and persistence pay off.
