ELAGSE7RI2 Practice- Central Idea

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What is the central idea of the passage?

In 1981, a new television channel was introduced to showcase musicians performing their songs in music videos. This channel was called MTV, or Music Television. Since the channel first went on the air, viewership has increased, and the channel has expanded to countries all over the world. Today, MTV not only shows music videos, but a variety of other television programming as well.

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MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel

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What is the central idea of this passage?

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.

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What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is? Options: Title, Headings, Pictures, All of these

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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? Options: Who is the main character?, What is the main event?, What is one important detail?, What point is the author trying to make?

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What point is the author trying to make?

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What is the main idea of the passage about activities at the beach?

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There are many fun things to do at the beach.

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What is the main idea?

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Is what the passage is mostly about

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What is the central idea?

An important farm crop in the United States is cotton. Cotton is used for making clothing. Cotton is still a popular choice for clothes because it is easy to clean and last a long time.

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Cotton is important for making clothes.

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What is the main idea?

The range of a bird refers to the area over which it flies. some birds are able to fly great distances and range over almost the whole world. Other birds have a very small range. they travel over areas smaller than one hundred miles.

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How bird ranges differ

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The main idea is supported by what?

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supporting details

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Can the main idea be implied or stated?

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True