Central Idea Practice

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

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Supporting Details

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The central idea of nonfiction text is

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what the text is mostly about.

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What is a topic?

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The general subject of a text.

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What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?

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Text Evidence

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What is the story mainly about? Microchips provide the power for wristwatches. They are also the brains in our computers, and they control robots. These chips are used in video games and space shuttles. They make our cameras, radios, and televisions small and light.

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How microchips are used.

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What is the central idea?

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

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Soccer players learn how to control the ball so they can score.

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What does identifying the central idea of a text show?

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That you understand the text.

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What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

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All of these.

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• What is one important detail?
• Who is the main character?
• What is the main event?
• What point about the topic is the author trying to make?

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What point about the topic is the author trying to make?

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Supporting Details are...

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The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.