Theme Exam Review

A story's theme is:

• the time and place the story happens

• the main conflict of the story

• what the story is about

• what the author tries to reveal to the reader about life

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of these choices sounds the most like a theme?

• how to cook pancakes

• my first day of camp

• the best birthday party ever

• a true friend is loyal and honest

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How do you find themes in a story?

• Ask yourself about what the characters want in the story

• Ask yourself if the characters get what they want in the end

• Ask yourself how the characters change from the beginning to the end

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Expressions that are used so much that people get tired of hearing them are called:

• cliches

• idioms

• metaphors

• similes

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Expressions that seem to say one thing but actually mean something else are called:

• cliches

• idioms

• metaphors

• similes

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which group of words is an example of an idiom?

• the first day of school

• run fast

• wipe your face

• when pigs fly

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which group of words do you think is an idiom?

• my best vacation ever

• a lump on your arm

• a chip on your shoulder

• a calendar year

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which group of words sound the most like a theme?

• I love my friends.

• Jess is my best friend

• I get angry at my friends.

• True friends stay together through good times and bad.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2