Central Idea Practice

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

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What point is the author trying to make?

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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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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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Which answer BEST conveys the central idea of the passage? On that second day, however, I learned that it was all a question of money. Someone told me about this, and then I watched closely and saw that it was true. Throughout the day, while some of the guards confronted the crowds, a few others lounged over to the side. People approached them quietly. Money changed hands, and the guards then let those people quietly through a small door to the side. Options: Money changed hands., People approached the lounging guards quietly., People were able to cross the border by bribing the guards., The terrain around the border was extremely dangerous to cross.

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People were able to cross the border by bribing the guards.

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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 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 the author believe about gorillas?

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Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.