WorksheetsReading Main Idea and Theme
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The boys never expected to get caught stealing the bag of chips, but the security camera caught their theft.
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Theme
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Main Idea
2.
When Julia fell off the monkey bars and broke her arm, she was terrified to go to the emergency room.
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Theme
b)
Main Idea
3.
It was a rainy day, and mom had to get creative to keep the kids from getting too bored.
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Theme
b)
Main Idea
4.
Never give up on something that is important to you.
a)
Theme
b)
Main Idea
5.
It doesn't matter what type of clothes you wear or the kind of music you listen to. What matters most is who you are inside.
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Theme
b)
Main Idea
6.
No matter the circumstances, a true friend will always be there for you.
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Theme
b)
Main idea
7.
It is important to always put family first.
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Theme
b)
Main idea
8.
Even though it had been a terrible day, Terrence came home in a pleasant mood, hoping to have a good night.
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Theme
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Main Idea
9.
She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.
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Theme
b)
Main Idea
10.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slow and steady wins the race.
11.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal.
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street.
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
d)
One good turn deserves another.
12.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Respect your elders.
b)
Look before you leap.
c)
Don't brag too much.
d)
Be polite.
13.
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?
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
14.
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?
What is the main idea?
a)
John wants to climb a ladder.
b)
John and Matt want to be firemen
c)
Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
d)
They want to ride on the big fire truck.
15.
Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Jenny got sick.
b)
Jenny wants to be a nurse.
c)
Her grandmother was in the hospital.
d)
Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.
16.
What is the difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA?
a)
Theme is a universal lesson and the main idea is what the story is about.
b)
The theme is what the story is about and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
17.
"Never give up on something that is important to you" is a...
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Theme
b)
Main idea
18.
Many people are not good listeners.
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Theme
b)
Main idea
19.
Two young children went up a hill to get some water and they had an accident.
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Theme
b)
Main Idea
20.
A young boy planted some magic beans which lead him on an incredible journey.
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Theme
b)
Main Idea
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