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Theme 2025

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main message of a story called?

a)

Plot

b)

Character

c)

Theme

d)

Setting

2.

Which of the following statements is true about a theme?

a)

It can be just one word

b)

It is the main message of the story

c)

It is always a character's name

d)

It is the setting of the story

3.

How should a theme be described?

a)

With a single word

b)

With a thematic statement

c)

With a character's dialogue

d)

With the story's title

4.

Which of the following is a method for figuring out the theme of a story?

a)

Analyzing the setting

b)

Abstract Noun Method

c)

Counting the number of characters

d)

Examining the author's biography

5.

What question can help determine the theme of a story?

a)

What is the author's favorite color?

b)

What did the main character learn (or not learn) about the topic?

c)

How many pages are in the book?

d)

What is the genre of the story?

6.

What is a thematic statement?

a)

A detailed summary of the plot

b)

A sentence that shares what one of the messages of the story is

c)

A list of characters in the story

d)

A description of the setting

7.

What is the first step in the Abstract Noun Method?

a)

Combine the abstract noun and what we learn into a thematic statement

b)

Figure out what the story teaches us about one of the abstract nouns

c)

Make a list of abstract nouns that come to mind when you think about the story

d)

Write a summary of the story

8.

What should you do after figuring out what the story teaches about an abstract noun?

a)

Make a list of abstract nouns

b)

Write a summary of the story

c)

Combine the abstract noun and what we learn into a thematic statement

d)

Identify the main characters

9.

Which of the following best describes the theme of a story?

a)

The sequence of events

b)

The moral or lesson

c)

The setting and time period

d)

The main characters

10.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

A universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express.

b)

Events that occur within the story

c)

Author's reason for writing the story

d)

Location of the stories

11.
A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?
a)
Nature and man must get along
b)
Wonderful and beautiful things only last a short while
c)
Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
d)
Nature and beauty are permanent.