Theme/Main Idea Quiz

What important life lesson does Oprah Winfrey reflect in her quote?

• surround yourself with people that will motivate you to not achieve your dreams

• people will try to drag you down, do not let them

• only surround yourself with people you do not like and learn from them

• surround yourself with people that will motivate you to do great things and succeed.

It may be clear, but choose the best theme or lesson Michael Jordan is portraying?

• trying your best means you will always succeed

• accepting failure is how you move forward in life.

• accepting criticism always leads to failure

• accepting faillure is good but always continue to try

Sister Hood of the Traveling Pants Excerpt
By Ann Brashares
Once there were four girls who shared a pair of pants.The girls were all different sizes and shapes, and yet the pants fit each of them. You may think this is a suburban myth. But I know it's true, because I am one of them —one of the sisters of the Traveling Pants.We discovered their magic last summer, purely by accident. The four of us were splitting up for the first time in our lives. Carmen had gotten them from a secondhand place without even bothering to try them on. She was going to throw them away, but by chance,Tibby spotted them. First Tibby tried them; then me,Lena; then Bridget; then Carmen.By the time Carmen pulled them on, we knew something extraordinary was happening. If the same pants fit — and I mean really fit — the four of us, they aren't ordinary. They don't belong completely to the world of things you can see and touch. My sister, Effie,claims I don't believe in magic, and maybe I didn't then.But after the first summer of the Traveling Pants, I do.
The narrator included that the pants fitall of them to emphasize…

• how the girls become friends
• the girls are difference sizes
• why the pants are special
• where the pants came from

What message or lesson is Tupac Shakur trying to portray through this quote?

• judging people will get you far in life

• when you judge others it shows great character

• never judge a person that you have not met

• build relationships with people before judging them

What lesson or theme do you believe Dr. King is trying to portray?

• if somethings fails after one time, try one more time then give up

• constantly giving up is always the answer when something goes wrong

• it is important to stop when the situation gets hard

• always be persistent and find ways to make it work

What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

What lesson or theme do you believe Maya Angelou was trying to portray?

• things only change when you ignore them and let them work out themselves.

• you can have a poor attitude and still achieve greatness

• your mindset is a powerful weapon if you use it or change it

• change only comes to those who wait for it

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

When Americans think of earthquakes, they tend to think of California, a state known for its frequent seismic activity. In recent years, however, people in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas have been feeling the ground shake more often. An increase in oil and gas drilling in these states has led to "human-induced" earthquakes—those resulting from human activity. When wastewater is disposed of during gas and oil drilling, the water is forced deep underground. The resulting buildup of pressure can cause fault lines (cracks in the earth's crust) to shift. According to Mark Petersen, head of the U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake hazard mapping project, "In the past five years, the USGS has documented high shaking and damage in areas of these six states, mostly from induced earthquakes."

• An increase in oil and gas drilling has caused a corresponding increase in earth quakes in six states

• Residents of six U.S. states have experienced an increase in earth quake activity in recent years

• The resulting buildup of pressure can cause fault lines to shift

• Earth quakes in America happen primarily in the state of California, but can also happen in a few others

What lesson or theme do you believe Batman is trying to portray?

• It is important to always live your life and not care about others

• It is important to not only lead, but to also follow sometimes

• It is important for you to have courage and stay positive and fight what you believe

• It is important to stay silent and play the role given to you