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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.”
The truth can be a facade.
People who read are the most literate.
Honesty isn't always the best policy.
Beauty fades but kindness is immortal.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”
Fortune is frivolous.
Overcoming adversity makes you stronger.
It is nice to have giving neighbors
Giving is not always proportional to receiving.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all the skiff.”-
If you want a friend, be a friend.
Greed will always be punished.
Nature is a powerful force.
One who learns to fish will never go hungry.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“But the rest are even scared to open up and laugh. You know, that's the first thing that got me about this place, that there wasn't anybody laughing. I haven't heard a real laugh since I came through that door, do you know that? Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.”
Friendship is dependent on humor.
Sacrifice brings great rewards.
Nobody can resist a good joke.
Humor gives one perspective on life's challenges.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.”
The circle of life is inevitable.
Pollution makes it difficult to breathe.
Decay can multiply like a fungus.
Arson is a serious crime.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a hasty action whose evil consequences will extend to all connected with you; and besides, the Bible bids us return good for evil.”
Karma will get you back.
Evil is everywhere.
Materialism is a destructive quality.
Overcome evil with goodness.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.”
Travel is a worthy pursuit.
Live every day to the fullest.
The quest for power is a wasted desire.
Youth and beauty are fleeting.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.”
You are in charge of your own destiny.
Always know where you are going.
Loss of innocence comes at a price.
Power is the eye of the beholder.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…”
Life is full of paradoxes.
Opposites attract.
Seasons come and go.
Inner strength is more important than outer strength.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of the following passage?
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door...”
Fear is an unsettling but powerful emotion.
Revenge is always an option.
Always lock your doors.
The boogie man is alive and well.
- 11. Multiple Choice
True or False.
When you make inferences about a text, you are “reading between the lines.” The author doesn’t come right out and state something. But you can use the information that’s there to figure out something.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
True or False.
To figure out the theme of a story, ask: How did it end? What was the author trying to tell me? How did the characters change? What did I learn?
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
True or False.
A story can have more than one theme, and it can be implied or explicit?
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Is the following example a topic or a theme?
Diversity
Topic
Theme
- 15. Multiple Choice
Is the following a topic or a theme?
Accepting and celebrating personal differences creates a strong community.
Topic
Theme
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