A central idea can be best defined as...
Central Idea 1.2

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Jennifer Volpe
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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something that proves a thought or is used as evidence.
the universal thought or idea projected in a text.
a thought that has a detail.
none of these.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the Central Idea of this paragraph?
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.
Taxes are much too high.
Some taxes are hidden.
We pay more taxes than we may realize.
Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A way to remember the word analyze is to think about...
confusing a person.
putting things in order.
putting things together to make it one.
breaking it down.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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True or False:
Rhetoric is the language and it can be persuasive.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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You can associate rhetoric most often with:
biographies
speeches
directions
none of these
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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True or False
The words theme and central idea are sometimes interchangeable.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the central idea of the following paragraph?
The attitudes of Americans toward gambling are amazingly contradictory. You may find, for example, that horse racing is legal in your state, but that you cannot legally play poker for money on your front porch; bookies may be prosecuted by state law, but they are supposed to purchase a federal license nonetheless; one church condemns gambling, while another raises money by sponsoring Bingo games. Gambling laws are inconsistent from state to state or even from town to town and are very difficult to enforce.
Americans have negative attitudes toward gambling.
Gambling laws are difficult to enforce
Churches do not have uniform ideas about gambling.
Gambling laws are inconsistent from community to community.
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