Central Idea

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What is the central idea of a text?

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What the text is mostly about

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What are the details in a text?

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Details support the central idea in a text

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Why is it important to carefully read the title and subheadings of a text?

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The title and subheadings can provide clues for the central idea.

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Repeated words in a text are important because..

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They may be a clue of what the central idea is

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Is the central idea of a text always clear?

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False

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Why are illustrations in a text important?

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They can offer clues to the central idea

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What information can the first and last sentences in a text give us?

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They sometimes give us the central idea, but not always

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Which of the following is NOT a strategy to use when searching for the central idea?

• Highlighting important information
• Rereading the text
• Highlighting the entire text

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Highlighting the entire text

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How is being able to summarize a text related to the central idea? Options: If a student is able to summarize a text, they understood most of the text including central idea., Understand text and main idea

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If a student is able to summarize a text, they understood most of the text including central idea., Understand text and main idea

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Is rereading a great strategy to use to help in finding the central idea?

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True