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WorksheetsTheme R.1.2 and Central Idea R.2.2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What the story is about
The topic of the text
A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
Where and when the story happens
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?
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Julia’s report card reflected poor grades. She felt she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents. When her parents discovered what her grades were, they grounded her for trying to hide the truth.
Julia's report card reflected poor grades.
Julia was worried that she would get in trouble, so she hid her report card from her parents.
Julia's parents discovered that she was hiding her poor grades from them.
Julia got in trouble not for poor grades but for trying to hide the truth.
Which of the following quotes supports the theme: "Being afraid can prevent us from doing what we are really capable of in life."?
"Due to her fear of public speaking, Anna passed up the opportunity to speak at a national conference.”
"Sonya stepped back from the edge since she felt a little queasy when she looked down.”
"Ming's mother, and graphic designer, traded her time with our neighbor, Mr. Phillips, a music teacher, so he could get quality piano lessons.”
"Joanna smiled and burst out laughing when Chip started dancing in the middle of the crowded store. She loved how is was not scared of making a fool out of himself.”
Which of the following is an example of a theme?
Connor overcame his obstacles with a change in mindset.
Sally took a bad situation and made the most of it.
Thankful
People's decisions are often an indication of their true character.
What is theme?
Message about life that the author expresses
Sequence of events
Main events
Time, location, and mood of a story
Themes are universal because...
all humans share common experiences
the entire universe enjoys them
authors add them to make the writing more interesting
the stories go on forever
What is one of the themes of Abuela Invents the Zero?
a. Older people are wiser than younger people.
b. Never ignore your grandmother.
c. Mind your mother and respect your father.
d. Be kind and consider other people's feelings.
In the story "The Monkey's Paw" What piece of dialogue helps develop the theme “be careful what you wish for because you just might get it?
“Well why don’t you have three, sir?”
“And did you really have three wishes granted?”
“The first man has his three wishes, yes…I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death.”
“That’s how I got the paw.”
Which of the following would be the best statement of theme for the poem?
Sometimes it can be fun for people to pretend that they are invisible.
It is better to maintain a public identity than to seek privacy.
Fame is just as exciting as a private life.
It is better to maintain a private identity than to seek fame and recognition.
In the story "The Gift of the Magi" Which statement best describes the Theme?
Make sure that you give people gifts that they can actually use
Spending time with the people you love is more important than getting them gifts.
The best gifts involve sacrifice.
Don't waste your money on expensive gifts.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?
Robots will serve us in the future.
We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
You should give up if the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
What is the main idea of a story?
The details in the story.
The who or the what the story is about.
The information supporting the main idea.
The things you wonder from the story.
The earth's surface is constantly changing. All over the world everyday there are earthquakes, floods and volcanoes that quickly change our world. Some changes are too small to see. Others cause tremendous damage and costs millions of dollars to clean up.
What is the main idea?
It is expensive to clean up the damage
Sometimes we can't see the changes.
The Earth's surface is always changing
Earthquakes are changing the world.
