theme worksheet 3
directions: determine what the theme is for each story and explain your answer. remember, a theme is a lesson or message in the story. write in complete sentences.
1. barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. he hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. hed steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. hed skip spaces while he was moving around the board. hed short - change others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. barrys techniques were effective. he did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didnt take too long until they caught on to barrys tricks. they tried to tell barry to stop cheating. they said that the game wasnt any fun when he cheated, but he didnt listen. he continued with his treacherous style of gameplay, until nobody would play with him anymore. barry may have won a lot of games, but at what cost?
what is the theme of the story?

what happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

2. it was seans first day at a new high school. most of the students had been nice to him, until he got into gym class. the coach had assigned two captains, mike and malik, and they were picking teams from the boys in seans class. as mike and malik made their picks, it became pretty clear to sean who was popular and who was not. since sean was short for his age, mike and malik just assumed that sean could not play basketball. as mike and maliks choices dwindled, sean still remained amongst an ever - slimming pool of struggling athletes. now there were only two students left: sean and another kid who seemed nice but was reading a book. mike and malik joked about who was going to get stuck with whom, and then mike made his last pick. it was not sean. sean sighed and reluctantly joined maliks team. as soon as the game began, mike became aware of the error that he had made. sean quickly stole the ball from him and ran it back for a layup. he new kid got lucky,\ mike remarked, but it soon became clear that sean had more going for him than luck. what sean lacked in height, he made up for in speed, and he continued to dominate the action on the court for the remainder of the game. with seans blazing speed and crazy crossovers, maliks team devastated mikes, and that was the only time that sean would be last pick at that high school.
what is the theme of the story?

what happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

3. blaine opened up the present and began pouting. he screamed in a high - pitched voice, his is captain thunder! i wanted captain lightning!\ his mother looked at him with dismay and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. \why did you get me a red hat? you know i like blue more,\ blaine whined as he threw the hat across the room. his mother straightened her expression and squinted at him. earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment, but by now she had put away her camera. she sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldnt be a total bust. blaine huffed and opened it. \a game box 4000... wow. wheres the game box 5000 that i asked for?\ his mother could bear his ingratitude no longer. the next time that blaine returned from his fathers house, he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously donated to needy children.

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theme worksheet 3
directions: determine what the theme is for each story and explain your answer. remember, a theme is a lesson or message in the story. write in complete sentences.
1. barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. he hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. hed steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. hed skip spaces while he was moving around the board. hed short - change others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. barrys techniques were effective. he did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didnt take too long until they caught on to barrys tricks. they tried to tell barry to stop cheating. they said that the game wasnt any fun when he cheated, but he didnt listen. he continued with his treacherous style of gameplay, until nobody would play with him anymore. barry may have won a lot of games, but at what cost?
what is the theme of the story?

what happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

2. it was seans first day at a new high school. most of the students had been nice to him, until he got into gym class. the coach had assigned two captains, mike and malik, and they were picking teams from the boys in seans class. as mike and malik made their picks, it became pretty clear to sean who was popular and who was not. since sean was short for his age, mike and malik just assumed that sean could not play basketball. as mike and maliks choices dwindled, sean still remained amongst an ever - slimming pool of struggling athletes. now there were only two students left: sean and another kid who seemed nice but was reading a book. mike and malik joked about who was going to get stuck with whom, and then mike made his last pick. it was not sean. sean sighed and reluctantly joined maliks team. as soon as the game began, mike became aware of the error that he had made. sean quickly stole the ball from him and ran it back for a layup. 	he new kid got lucky,\ mike remarked, but it soon became clear that sean had more going for him than luck. what sean lacked in height, he made up for in speed, and he continued to dominate the action on the court for the remainder of the game. with seans blazing speed and crazy crossovers, maliks team devastated mikes, and that was the only time that sean would be last pick at that high school.
what is the theme of the story?

what happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

3. blaine opened up the present and began pouting. he screamed in a high - pitched voice, 	his is captain thunder! i wanted captain lightning!\ his mother looked at him with dismay and handed him another present, which he greedily opened. \why did you get me a red hat? you know i like blue more,\ blaine whined as he threw the hat across the room. his mother straightened her expression and squinted at him. earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment, but by now she had put away her camera. she sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldnt be a total bust. blaine huffed and opened it. \a game box 4000... wow. wheres the game box 5000 that i asked for?\ his mother could bear his ingratitude no longer. the next time that blaine returned from his fathers house, he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously donated to needy children.

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# Brief Explanations:
1. Barry cheats to win board - games, but in the end, loses the willingness of others to play with him. This shows that cheating may bring short - term wins but has long - term negative consequences for relationships.
2. Sean is underestimated because of his height when being picked for a basketball team. However, he proves his worth through his speed and skills on the court, demonstrating that one should not judge others by appearance.
3. Blaine is ungrateful for the gifts he receives, and as a result, his toys are donated. This shows that ingratitude can lead to losing what one has.
# Answer:
1. Theme: Cheating has long - term negative consequences. Reason: Barry wins games by cheating but loses the company of friends and family.
2. Theme: Don't judge a book by its cover. Reason: Sean is underestimated due to his height but shows great basketball skills.
3. Theme: Ingratitude can lead to loss. Reason: Blaine is ungrateful for his gifts and loses them as they are donated.

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