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A multiple choice assessment with an anchor text students should read and annotate to analyze for theme.
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The theme of a story is its (select all that apply)
Universal message or lesson
The plot, or events, of the story
What the story is about
Select the BEST answer: You can ALWAYS tell what the theme of a story is by....
putting the main ideas together
reading carefully until you find where the author states it
examining the words and actions of the characters
Which of the following would be the best example of a theme?
I won the lottery
Money can't buy happiness
The character wasn't happy even though he had a lot of money
What is the difference between main idea and theme?
The author will always tell you the theme. You have to guess what the main idea is.
The main idea is what the story is mostly about and specific to the story. The theme is the lesson you take away from the story and can easily be applied to other stories or your own life.
There is no difference. Theme and main idea are the same thing.
Which of the following would be the best examples of a topic?
Money is the root of all evil
Money
Money can't buy happiness
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog were hanging out at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch and Mr. Dog was watching him eat. "Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I'll let you have the next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said, "but I paid for this pizza and it's all mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish, and then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter but since he was weighed down by such a large meal, Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter caught him. Mr. Dog easily escaped. Later that night while returning to the scene, Mr. Dog caught the scent of something delicious and began digging around a trash can. He found a large ham bone with lots of meat and marrow still stuck to the bone. Mr. Dog happily ate.


What is the best topic for this passage
Greed
Food
Hunting
What can we infer happened to Mr. Pig?
The hunter kept him as a pet
The hunter killed him
The dog saved him
What is the best theme for this passage?
Don't be greedy and share with others if you have too much of something.
Mr. Pig should have shared the pizza
Run faster
In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn't let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.

What is the best topic of this passage?
Basketball
Michael Jordan was cut from his sophomore basketball team
Perserverence
What is the best theme for this passage?
Never give up on your dreams or goals
Perservere
Michael Jordan was cut from his sophomore basketball team