Skill Central Idea: Book of the Dead

Drag and Drop

The ​

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of a text is the ​

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that an author makes about a topic. 

In other words, it answers the question: ​

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In order to find the answer, you must look for ​

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and ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

central idea

most important point

What’s it all about?

supporting ideas

details that the author supplies about the topic

Multiple Choice

Part A

Identify the central idea of this passage by asking yourself, what is this passage mostly about?

• Cursing is an action that violates the laws of the gods.

• Stealing is an action that that violates the laws of the gods.

• Fighting is an action that violates the laws of the gods.

• Lending objects is an action that violates the laws of the gods.

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which sentence or phrase from the passage provides textual evidence to support your answer in Part A?

• “Nor treated with contempt the god of my city.”

• “Hail, Tcheser-tep, who comest forth from the shrine.”

• “I have not acted with arrogance.”

• “I have not stolen the bread of the gods.”