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The theme of a story is its
a) universal message or lesson
b) Main Idea
c) Basic Plot
d) Most memorable scene

You can always tell what the theme of a story is by
a) Reading carefully until you find where the author states it
b) Examing the words and actions of the characters
c) Putting the main ideas together
d) researching where the author wrote the story

Which of the following might be a theme of a story?
a) I won the lottery
b) Love
c) Money
d) Money can't buy happiness

What is the difference between the main idea and the theme of a story?
a) The main idea is what the story is mostly about. The theme is a universal message you take away from the story
b) There is no difference. Theme and Main Idea are the same thing.
c) A story has one main idea and has three themes
d) The author will tell you the theme. You have to guess what the main idea is.

Which of the following statements is true?
a) No two stories can have the same theme
b) Theme is universal
c) Stories that are sad do not have a theme
d) Most stories will not have theme.

Hope , sometimes it is all that you have- is an example of:
a) Plot
b) Main Idea
c) Theme
d) Fables

In a fable the theme is
a) The lesson it teaches you
b) the main idea
c) a funny talking animal
d) a curious animal who makes jokes

What is the theme of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?
a) Don't tell a lie because then you can't be trusted
b) Don't be bad
c) Horrilbe
d) Misbehaving shepherd

The theme will always be stated outright?
a) No, you have to infer the theme
b) Yes
c) Maybe
d) IT could be? I'm not sure?

Understanding theme requires that the reader think about what they have read, and tyr to figure out waht the lesson or message is?
a) True
b) Nope
c) Hmmmm?
d) Certainly not

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