Theme Topics
These stories have characters that trust one another and remain loyal throughout the story
Friendship
According to the passage, what did the child do at age six?
put the cape away
You can’t see them, but millions of pieces of junk are flying around Earth. The junk is called _________. It includes parts of old satellites. The largest piece of ______is part of a rocket and about the size of a car. The tiniest pieces are flecks of paint. The ______can damage working satellites. It can also hit old satellites and break them apart. That creates more space trash.
debris
Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad, but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme of this story? A) Actions speak louder than words B) Never eat pizza at the mall C) Vegetables are good for you
A Actions speak louder than words
Friction produces heat when two objects are: A)mixed together B)rubbed together C) burned D) attracted to magnets
rubbed together
These stories have characters that are friendly, generous, and considerate of others' feelings.
Kindness
I used to be a superhero,
Soaring from tree to tree
With a cape around my shoulders
I was as happy as could be
As described in this stanza, what is the author trying to convey?
the magical world of pretend play or pretending
Loud ________ can damage hearing. Even low-level ________ can disturb sleep and give you headaches. It can cause blood pressure to rise. ______c an ruin digestion and make you feel anxious, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. What kind of pollution is this?
noise pollution
Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme of this story? A) Studying is important. B) It is important to go to college. C) Hard work pays off.
Hard work pays off.
A metal roof gets very hot on a summer day. What is the source of the heat energy? A) sun B) air C) clouds D) weather
sun
These stories have characters that work together to complete a task or reach a goal
Cooperation
By the end of the poem, how do you think the child feels about growing up?
a little sad
The study looked at the living conditions of people around the globe. Many have to walk hours each day to collect _______ from rivers. Often it's not safe to drink, because it’s dirty.
About 2.6 billion people don’t have safe places to go to the bathroom, the report says. Lakshmi grew up in a poor village in India. That is a country in Asia. For a long time, her school did not have bathrooms. She and her classmates had to use bushes outside.
water
The Monkey and the Cookies A monkey put his hand into the jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and cried bitterly. What is the theme of this story? A) Eating cookies can be dangerous. B) If you become greedy, you might get nothing. C) Don't put your hand in a jar.
B If you become greedy, you might get nothing.
The framework of the body, that consists of bones and connective tissues is called the: A) Muscular System B) Skeletal System C) Nervous System D) Blood System
skeletal system
These stories have characters that care for and help those who are suffering
Compassionate
Read the following sentence from the passage: “By eight, I read and wrote with ease.”
In this sentence, the word ease means
little difficulty
______ can remain in the environment for hundreds or even thousands of years. It piles up, filling garbage dumps and polluting the land and the ocean. Each year, more than 300 million tons of new _______ are manufactured worldwide. Clearly, we have a ________problem. What kind of pollution problem is this?
Plastic 😞
Change from using plastic bottles to reusable water bottles
Growing up, Sally was always in the shadow of her older sister Mary. Mary always got better grades, was better at sports, and seemed to even be prettier. Sally spent a lot of time in the family's garden feeling sorry for herself. Then one day Mary needed help on a science project about plants. Due to all of her time in the garden, Sally knew a lot about plants and was able help Mary with the project. Sally was shocked that she was better at something than her sister. What is the theme of this story? A) Accept yourself for who you are. B) Sports are not important C) You can learn a lot from plants.
Accept yourself for who you are.
A ____________ is the place where two bones meet and can move. A) Intersection B) Tendon C) Joint D)Elbow
joint
These stories have characters that learn that it is best to always tell the truth
Honesty
I miss my cape. Sometimes I think
that boxes still could make cool forts.
But I have no time for make believe
I’m busy writing school reports. I don’t always like being grown up.
What was the Theme or Central Message of the Poem "Grown Up"?
growing up can be tough
Food scraps usually end up in the trash. But some people put the scraps into ________ piles. Those are mixtures of plant and food scraps. Worms and bugs help break down the scraps. That turns into soil, which helps plants grow. 👍
compost 👍
One winter, a monkey found a snake stiff and frozen. The monkey felt sorry for the snake and so he picked the snake up and held it to his chest to try to warm it. The snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and because of its instincts, bit the monkey with all its might. What is the theme of this story?
Even though you have good intentions, others may not
What is the name for your bones in your spinal cord? A) Vertebrae B) Joints C) Spine D) Tailbone
vertebrae