Themes in Short Stories
I told my best friend Rick that I pulled a prank on my sister. She was so mad to find paint inside her shampoo bottle. I told Rick not to say a word.
Rick thought that my sister was pretty cute and so when she asked who put paint inside her shampoo bottle, Rick said: "it was your brother who pulled a fast one."
A) Loyal B) Betrayal
C) Forgiveness
B) Betrayal
"I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you." -Pocahontas
A) Hatred B) Wealth
C) Love D) Family
C) Love
"They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours. I can't wait!"
A) Identity B) Growing Up
C) Hopes and Dreams
C) Hopes and Dreams
One day Little Red Riding Hood's mother sent her to her grandmother's house with a basket of bread. She warned her daughter to go straight there and not talk to strangers. Along the way, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf.
"Where are you headed?" the wolf asked.
"To Grandmother's house," said Little Red Riding Hood, forgetting her mother's warning. "She lives in the first house in the village."
The clever wolf hurried to Grandmother's house and gobbled her up.
A) Never go in the woods.
B) Always listen to your parents
C) Do not be afraid to speak out
B) Always listen to your parents
What is a theme ?
The main idea or hidden message in a story
Georgia decided to take a sewing class but felt very frustrated when she couldn't sew a straight line on the first day.
Even though she felt frustrated she continued to go to class week after week. By the last week of class, she was able to create a rectangular pillow for her bed.
A) Teamwork B) Family
C) Determination
C) Determination
"We didn't even realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun." — Winnie The Pooh
A) Wealth B) Friendship
C) Hard work
B) Friendship
“In English my name means hope. In Spanish, it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. I wish I could be named Zeze.
A) Growing Up B) Identity
C) Family
B) Identity
A group of sailors set sail on a long voyage. They brought along a monkey to keep them company. After several weeks at sea, there was a terrible storm. The choppy waves tossed around the small ship, and both the sailors and the monkey were thrown into the sea.
A dolphin saw the monkey in the water and rescued him. The dolphin swam to a nearby island, carrying the monkey on her back. When they arrived at the island, the dolphin asked, "Have you been here before?"
The monkey said, "Yes, I have. Actually, I am the king of this island." Of course, that was not true. In fact, no one lived on the island at all.
The dolphin replied, "Good. Then you no longer need me." And she swam off, leaving the monkey stuck on the island.
A) Boasting and lying can get you into trouble.
B) Always trust someone you don't know.
C) Help people who are in need.
A) Boasting and lying can get you into trouble.
What are some common themes ?
Friendship, learning, family, betrayal, anger, courage, judgement, bullying, love
Even though Greg had been looking forward to his best friend's party for over a month, he knew his grandma would really love to see him, especially since she was sick.
It was a tough decision knowing that all his friends were going to be at the party, but he said: "it's not like this is the last party I'll ever be invited to" and so he went to go see his grandma.
A) Dreams B) Family
C) Trust
B) Family
“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.” – The Lion King
A) Learn from your mistakes.
B) Let go of the past.
C) The future is better than the past.
A) Learn from your mistakes
I wanted an American Girl doll so bad! When I saw that my neighbor Amy got one and I didn't, I just wanted to go home!
A) Jealousy B) Friendship
C) Identity
A) Jealousy
A monkey put his hand into a jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out 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 with disappointment.
A) Your actions have rewards.
B) Do not eat too many cookies.
C) Greed can get you into trouble.
C) Greed can get you into trouble.
One minute we were goofing around and having fun and the next thing I knew Hank's body flew over the top of the cliff. His fingers grasped to a railing, desperately crying for help. A fall at this height could be fatal.
My heart pounded through my chest and fear ran through my veins as I pulled him up as hard as I could.
A) Prejudice B) Betrayal
C) Courage
C) Courage
"Even miracles take a little time." -- Fairy Godmother (Cinderella)
A) Don't waste time
B) Be patient
C) Take action
B) Be patient
When my cousin was sick and could'nt come to school, I gathered her missing assignments and deliverer them to her.
A) Justice B) Family
C) Determination
B) Family
An old monkey on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered them to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son: "Break it." The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the sticks. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the bundle," said the father, "and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, he called out to them: "Now, break," and each stick was easily broken. "You see my meaning," said their father.
A) Teamwork is the key.
B) Old people are better than young people.
C) Do not give up and try again.
A) Teamwork is the key.