Theme and Inference

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said. What can we infer?

• Paul is dirty.

• Alice likes things neat.

• Paul does the same thing everyday.

• Alice doesn't mind if things are messy.

Everett held his father's hand as hecrossed the busy parking lot. They walkedinto a grocery store. Everett's dad lifted himinto the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,”said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.”
You can infer that

• Everett had never been to a grocery store

• Everett's dad does not shop often

• Everett's  dad needs help with shopping. 

• Everett is very young

The theme that best describes the Ant and the Grasshopper is....

• The importance of friendship

• Believe in yourself

• Always work hard and dont put things off

• Dont judge a book by its cover

The Theme is the _________________ of a story

• Message

• Moral

• Lesson

• All of the above

An inference means to make an educated _________ about a situation

• guess

• question

• summary

• observation

What is a possible theme?

• Believe in yourself

• Hard work pays off

• Don't judge a book by its cover

• All of the above

A theme can be found in__________________

• stories

• poems

• movies

• all of the above

Sharyn was not afraid to break a sweat. From an early age her parents taught her money didn’t grow on trees. She gave her best effort in school and began to think more about her future. What is the theme?

• Equality

• Hard work

• Compassion

The lady in the wheel chair dropped a bag of tomatoes. Chang hurried over to help put them in a new bag, and flashed his best smile. The lady was an instant fan. What is the theme?

• Communication

• Vegetables

• Kindness

• Fear

Mrs. Garcia was surprised to find that her salary was not the same as her co-workers, Mr. Wilson, even though they were hired with similar experience. What is the theme?

• Equality

• Overcoming failure

• Positivity

• Negativity