The correct answers are:
5)"The life lesson the author teaches through the story"
The theme of a literary work or story is the underlying message or general idea and it is closely connected with the author´s understanding about life. In other words, it is the central idea which are portrayed in the author´s writings according his/her set of beliefs.
6)“It does not state the life lesson, whereas a theme does”
Themes and Topics are two different elements in a literary work. As it was stated in the previous answer, the theme is the central and main idea in writing and it is not clearly or explicitly stated in the piece of writing as some effort from the reader is required in order to discover it. By contrast, the topic is determined from the very beginning by the author and it is the subject that states what the piece of writing is about and it helps the author to define and keep the focus on his/her ideas.
7) “A message about life”
Authors of fiction stories provide the opportunity to indulge people into different perspective of the world as well as looking inside the mind and feeling of the characters. The reader has the most rewarding possibility to explore different worlds, settings, characters and imaginary or extraordinary circumstances ever created. It is a unique and outstanding situation in which the reader can explore other´s people mind and their conception about life
8) “It states what the story is about.”
The Topic states the subject and it is basically what the piece of writing is about. If the writer presents clearly the topic, he or she can develop his/her ideas in a clear and effective way.
9) The common theme is “Love conquers all”. This line represents a general way of thinking of an author that can be infer while reading a piece of writing. This general idea is discovered by the reader; it is not presented in an explicit manner.
10) “We should help those who are in need.”
It is the general and main idea that it can be inferred by reading the whole passage. In addition, it can be considered a general belief that excel cultural background and it is a universal assumption shared by most societies.
