WorksheetsTheme
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which of the following is NOT true of theme?
It's what the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
It's a statement, not a single word.
It's what the story is mainly about.
It's related to the life lesson learned by the protagonist.
Which of the following is an example of theme?
family
Brian learned life-saving survival skills.
Ivan learned the importance of friendship.
Most people are fighting a battle we cannot see.
Which of the following is an example of theme?
Life is full of struggle, but it can have a happy ending.
isolation
friendship
equality
Which of the following is an example of theme?
Nemo learns to not stray too far from his father.
Maribel learns that family matters more than magical powers.
Shrek learns the power of love.
People can learn new lessons at any age.
Why is friendship NOT an example of theme?
There aren't any stories about friendship.
Friendship is too broad of a topic and needs to be more specific.
Themes are how an author feels ABOUT a topic, not just a single word.
It needs to have more specific details from the story.
Why is Brian learned the importance of survival NOT an example of theme?
Themes should not have specific details from the story such as a character's name.
Survival isn't the topic of any stories.
The reader should already know this before reading.
It needs to have more specific details from the story to make sense.
Which of the following is NOT a question you can ask yourself to find a story's theme?
What does the protagonist learn?
How does the protagonist change/ grow?
How is the main conflict resolved?
What is the author's purpose?
Match the following movie plot with its theme.
A mermaid wants to be human, but it isn't how she imagined.
Things aren't always as they seem.
Shrek never trusts anyone until he falls in love with Fiona.
Love can transform us.
Lightning McQueen only cares about himself at first.
A selfish life is a lonely one.
Cinderella hides her true identity from Prince Charming.
Trust people to accept who you are.
Mirabel doesn't have powers and feels like an outsider from her family.
Family loves you no matter what.
Thematic statements are usually not directly stated in a story and require the reader to infer.
True
False
Theme and main idea are basically the same thing.
True
False
The lesson learned by the protagonist in a story is often the story's theme.
True
False
Most stories have more than one theme.
True
False
What does the theme of a story help readers do?
show the author's writing craft
determine the story's main conflict
summarize the story
understand the story's underlying message
Which of the following is the sentence starter to use for creating a thematic statement?
The story ends when...
The characters change by...
The author believes that...
The story's main conflict is...
The theme of a story can tell the reader more about (a) nature or (b) in general. It is what the author wants the reader to learn or (c) from reading the story.
Themes are universal. What does this mean?
Themes are specific to only the characters in that story.
Themes can be understood by anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Themes take place somewhere in the universe.
Themes are important to learn and understand.
A thematic topic is usually a(n) _____ noun.
universal
proper
concrete
abstract
Abstract nouns... (Select ALL correct answers that correctly complete this sentence.)
cannot be experienced by the five senses.
are concepts, ideas, or feelings.
can be touched, seen, heard, tasted, or smelled.
are often thematic topics in a story.
Organize the nouns as concrete or abstract.
cloud
friends
Chaparral Star Academy
novel
award
friendship
bravery
honor
independence
identity
How can you turn a thematic topic into a thematic statement?
Ask yourself how the author feels ABOUT that topic.
Summarize the main plot points that show that topic.
Write a sentence with a capital letter and period at the end.
Determine how to story's conflict relates to that topic.
