Theme practice

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.

Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling
• a "life lesson" the main character learns
• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
• the moral of the story

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

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.
  

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

The theme of a story bust be inferred (figured out) by the reader because it is not clearly stated to the reader.

• True

• False

A story can have more than one theme.

• True

• False

The theme only applies to the characters in the story. It means nothing to the reader.

• True

• False

You and your friend found two different themes. You can both be right if

• Your teacher is nice

• Both themes have the same subject

• The author agrees with you

• You both have evidence to support them

________ is the problem a main character in a story faces and must deal with; can be internal or external

• plot
• conflict
• setting
• theme