Central Idea

Central Idea

Assessment

Flashcard

English

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Find the central idea:
 Being a clown isn't all fun and games.  Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform.  When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention.  In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider.  So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

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Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

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Taste buds are found in different places.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This passage is mainly about? Options: who uses pemmican today, what can be put into pemmican, how pemmican was made by Native Americans

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how pemmican was made by Native Americans

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which text feature can give you clues about the central idea? Options: Title, Headings, Pictures, All of these

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All of these

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...

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Supporting details

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea of a text?

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What point is the author trying to make?

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the central idea of the passage?
Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.

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Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today

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