Finding the Central Ideas

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What is the central idea?

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the focused idea of the text.

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How is central idea different from theme?

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Central idea includes specific names and details from the text.

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True or False: The central idea is directly tied to the author's main point or argument.

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True

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Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows...

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that you get the author's point.

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In complex texts, the central idea...

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is implied, not stated, meaning you must rely on clues in the text to find it.

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Which of the following is NOT a type of specific detail that could support the central idea? Options: points made, events, conversations, table of contents

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table of contents

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True or False: You can NOT find a main idea of music lyrics.

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False

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When the central idea is directly mentioned, it is ...

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explicit

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The controlling idea is the same as . . .

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the central idea

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How do supporting details relate to the central idea?

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They provide examples that clarify the central idea.