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WorksheetsIdentifying the Theme
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is theme?
the message about life that the author expresses
the time and location of a story- the setting
sequence of events- beginning, middle, end of a story
the main events summarized
If the topic is kindness, which of the following is a good theme statement?
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
When fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
Face your fears.
Which of the following is NOT part of theme?
Can be one word
Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life that is communicated by a literary work
There must be a message included in the theme about the topic/subject
There must be a topic or subject
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Your past does not define you.
Returning home after a long time.
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.
An old man who used to be a farmer.
Read the following sentence: A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness. The sentence is an example of a
plot
character
main idea
theme
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
Theme should not... (select two)
be universal.
be just one word.
contain anything from the plot.
be subjective/your opinion.
