Vocabulary Ninja

Main idea means

• retell the story
• what the text is mostly about
• theme
• background knowledge

An example of a text feature is

• a diagram
• text
• article
• fiction

Central idea is the same as 

• summary
• context idea
• main idea
• claim idea

When you give text evidence  this includes

• Quotes from the text
• paraphrasing  text information
• proving thinking
• All of the above

When asked to determine  something, you will

• find  it
• describe it
• retell it
• contrast it

A text feature can include

• sidebars
• two texts
• author
• main body of text

Determine is a

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• preposition

To determine something, means to 

• use it
• work hard
• identify it
• never give up

Choose the one that could be the Main Idea of a selection: 

• cats
• The cat hid behind the tree
• The differences between dogs and cats
• The cat was purring by the fire

You are asked to provide text evidence because it 

•  shows proof for your answer
•  shows you underline text
• it makes you do more work
• shows vocabulary