Main Idea and Theme: "The Queen Bee"

Theme refers to the implied message or lesson the writer intended readers to learn.

• true

• false

Theme tells readers about every detail within the passage, from beginning to end.

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• false

Theme is the reason a writer decides to write a composition.

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• false

Theme refers to a universal idea that appears or repeats, and is explored, within a literary work.

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• false

Theme is usually stated in the beginning, end, or title of a passage.

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• false

Main idea is supported by various details from different locations throughout the passage.

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• false

Main idea is the idea the passage primarily focuses on and supports.

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• false

Main idea is also referred to as central idea.

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• false

Main idea is often stated in the beginning, end, or title of a passage.

• true

• false

When the main idea of a passage is _____, it will be suggested for the reader to infer based upon reasoning and textual evidence.

• stated

• implied