Story Element Theme

The life lesson of a fiction book is also called the:

• Theme

• Setting

• Solution

• Conflict

When you have a problem, focus on finding solutions and not just on the obstacles in front of you. This is an example of

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

The central idea or lesson to be learned in a story

• Plot

• Exposition

• Theme

• Short Story

The___________ is the lesson learned by the characters in the story.

• setting

• conflict

• theme

• characters

Choose all that apply. Theme is also known as:

• the moral.

• the conflict.

• the message.

• the lesson.

What is a theme in a story?

• the lesson learned or the central message of the story

• when and where the story takes place

• the problem the characters face

• how the problem is solved

The author's central message about life or how people behave

• Theme

• Rising Action

• Setting

• Resolution

Theme is:

• the main events in a story.

• the most important idea or message in a story.

• the place in which a story occurs.

• the summary of a story.

If you want something, you must work hard for it.

This is an example of...

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

• Resolution

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.

• Always work hard.

• It pays to be honest.

• Teamwork is best.