Theme Passages

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you. 

• returning home after a long time

• A man sees a group of people he used to work for a long time ago. 

• an old man who used to be a farmer

_{Read the following sentence}
Friendship helps people get through hard times 
_{This sentence above is an example of...}

• plot

• character

• main idea

• theme

One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.
What is the theme?

• share with your neighbor

• work before you play

• be respectful

• don't be greedy

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army. 

• a fear of heights

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dogs, too!"

The theme, or message of a story is- 

• A life lesson that we can take away from the characters actions

• The main idea of the selection

• A summary of what was read

• An important detail in the selection 

What is theme?

• A lesson or moral in a story

• what the text is mainly about

• how the author feels about the text

Theme is the author's 

• story

• message

• characters

• setting

Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Love

• Don't forget to feed your gerbil.

• If you stay up all night playing video games, you will be tired.

• Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.

A story can have more than one theme.

• True

• False

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.