Theme
What is the theme of a story?
The lesson, message, or moral the author wants to share
What is the main idea of a passage?
What the text is mostly about
“The moon was a silver coin in the sky” is an example of what?
Metaphor
What is a synonym for angry?
Mad / Upset
What punctuation ends a question?
Question mark (?)
What theme might fit a story where friends help each other through hard times?
Friendship / Helping others
True or False: The main idea can always be found in the first sentence.
False
“The leaves danced in the wind” is an example of what?
Personification
What is an antonym for brave?
Cowardly / Scared
Which is correct: “They is my friends” or “They are my friends”?
They are my friends
True or False: Theme is always stated directly in the story.
False
What’s the main idea of this sentence: “Sharks are powerful predators that help keep the ocean healthy.”
Sharks play an important role in the ocean
“He is as brave as a lion” is an example of what?
Simile
What does the prefix re- mean in the word redo?
Again
What’s the plural of tooth?
Teeth
What theme could match a story about a young athlete who keeps practicing until she wins?
Perseverance / Hard work pays off
What do we call the small details that support the main idea?
Supporting details
“Bang! Crash! Boom!” is an example of what?
Onomatopoeia
What does the word predict mean?
To guess what will happen next
What part of speech describes an action or state of being?
Verb
What’s one way you can figure out the theme of a story?
Look at the main events, how the character changes, and the lesson learned
How is main idea different from theme?
Main idea is about the topic; theme is the lesson or message
“Sally sells seashells by the seashore” is an example of what?
Alliteration
What’s a word that means “a guess based on evidence”?
Inference
Which word is the adjective: “The tall tree swayed in the wind”?
Tall