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Theme Detective
- The Pencil
- About 25 minutes
- CCSS RL.4.2 · VA SOL 4.5
Type right on the sheet below, then print it with your answers. Or download the blank PDF.

Worksheets › The Pencil › Theme Detective
Type right on the sheet below, then print it with your answers. Or download the blank PDF.

Some things draw themselves.
The theme is the big lesson of a story. Answer each question to find the theme of The Pencil.
1. Wyatt draws the spider because he is mad at Kayden. How does Wyatt feel after the spider attack? Use a detail.
2. Sadie says Wyatt can get rid of the pencil by putting it back for someone else to find. Why does Wyatt say no?
3. What lesson does the author want readers to learn? Use one detail from the story to explain.