Central Idea

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What is another term for central idea?

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Main idea.

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

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Title, Headings, Pictures, All of the above.

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What is the central idea of the passage about rodeo clowns?

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Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

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Which statement is UNTRUE about a topic sentence?

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The topic sentence should include the most important supporting detail in it.

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What is this passage mainly about? Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting.

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How pemmican was made by Native Americans.

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What is the definition of 'central idea'?

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The central idea is the most important point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

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How can you identify the main idea in a paragraph?

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Look for the topic sentence, which usually expresses the main idea.

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What role do supporting details play in understanding the central idea?

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Supporting details provide evidence and examples that help explain and reinforce the central idea.

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What is a topic sentence?

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A topic sentence is a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

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Why is it important to understand the central idea of a text?

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Understanding the central idea helps readers grasp the overall message and purpose of the text.