Theme Quiz

Georgia decided to take a sewing class, but felt very frustrated when she couldn’t sew a straight line on the first day. “This looks so easy, but it’s not! Clearly I’m just terrible at sewing!” she complained. Even though she felt frustrated, she continued to go to class week after week. Each week, her sewing instructor helped her. By the last week of class, Georgia finally completed a project all by herself! She created a rectangular pillow for her bed… with four mostly perfect straight lines

What is the theme in the story?

• Differences of opinion create problems.

• Family should always be there to help.

• If they really want to help, teachers should just do all the work.

• Perseverance pays off.

One minute we were goofing around and having fun and the next thing I knew, Hank’s body soared over the top of the patio and suddenly his life was in danger. With fingers grasped tightly on the railing, he desperately cried for help. I watched his grip slowly slip away and knew that a 40-foot plunge to the ground could be disastrous. Without stopping to consider my own safety, I jumped into action. My heart pounded through my chest and fear pulsed through my veins as I clutched his hands and pulled up as hard as I could.

What is the theme of the story?

What is theme?

• the main idea

• the characters in the story

• the moral or lesson in the story

• the topic

PART A :

Katie Clean invited Messy Missy to her house to work on their biology project, but Katie Clean had no idea what a visit from Messy Missy entailed. First of all, it was raining and Messy Missy neither bothered to take her boots off nor thoroughly wiped them on the doormat. Then Messy Missy ate a bag of hot chips on Katie Clean’s white bedspread without asking, and Messy Missy is a sloppy eater, so hot chip powder got all over the bedspread. Katie Clean tried to be polite and ignore Messy Missy’s sloppy behavior, but then Messy Missy threw her chip wrapper on the floor. Offended, Katie Clean pretended that she was sick and asked Messy Missy to leave. The next day Katie Clean asked the teacher if she could work by herself. After explaining her situation, the teacher allowed Katie to work alone. Messy Missy would have finished the assignment by herself, but she spilled grape soda all over her assignment.

What is the theme?

• Hard works and perseverance pays off

• Love conquers all

• Respect other people's property

• Choose your partner carefully

PART B:

What TWO sentences led you to the theme in part A?

• "First of all, it was raining and Messy Missy neither bothered to take her boots off nor thoroughly wiped them on the doormat."

• "Katie Clean tried to be polite and ignore Messy Missy's sloppy behavior, but then Messy Missy threw her chip wrapper on the floor."

• "Messy Missy would have finished the assignment by herself, but she spilled grape soda all over her assignment."

• " The next day Katie Clean asked the teacher if she could work by herself. After explaining her situation, the teacher allowed Katie to work alone. "

Even though Greg had been looking forward to his best friend's party for over a month, he knew his grandma would really love to see him. "It's your choice, Greg. Grandma is really sick, but I know you've been very excited about this party," said his mom. Most of his class was planning on going to the party and he knew it would be so much fun! After some thought, though, Greg knew exactly what he was going to do. "It's not like this is the last party that I'll ever be invited to and grandma would be so sad if I didn't come," said Greg. "Plus, I always like making her smile."

What is the theme of this passage

• dreams come true when you go to parties

• family comes first

• trust in your friends and they will help you

• perseverance pays off

Write TWO sentences with words that begin with tele-.

Remember; your sentences should have enough information that I could determine the word if it is unknown to me.

Do you feel comfortable with theme?

Be honest, this will determine instruction going forward.

• Absolutely!

• I need a little more practice

• I'm lost!