Analyzing a Text- Day 3: The Hidden Message

Multiple Choice

When analyzing a text, what is your main goal?

• To summarize every paragraph exactly as written

• To explain how the author’s ideas and details work together

• To memorize every fact

• To count the number of paragraphs

Multiple Choice

A text’s central idea can often be found by—

• Looking for a repeated message or theme throughout the passage

• Only reading the introduction

• Reading the author’s biography

• Skipping to the conclusion

Multiple Choice

What should you do if two paragraphs seem to have different main ideas?

• Pick one and ignore the other

• Look for how both connect to an overall central idea

• Assume the author changed topics completely

• Choose the longer paragraph’s idea as the main one

Multiple Choice

How can you summarize an entire passage after analyzing it?

• Only summarize the first paragraph

• Copy one paragraph directly from the text

• Write every example the author uses

• Combine the main idea and key details into one clear statement in your own words