Module 1, List C

What are you finding when you are asked to find the "central idea" of an informational text?

• evidence to support your position

• the main idea

• supporting details in the document

• a summary

What does "collaboration" mean?

• the act of working together

• the relationship between students working together

• the act of being a group

• working individually

What is a synonym for the word "follies"?

• foolish acts

• intellectual endeavors

• having excessive pride

• wisdom

What is "hubris"?

• humility

• humor

• arrogance

• having little pride

What does it mean to be "immortal"?

• living for an extended period of time

• living for a limited period of time

• not capable of living

• not capable of dying

What is "irony"?

• something really funny

• a contrast between expectation and reality

• a comparison of two unlike items

• something made of metal

What are "morals"?

• actions

• having perseverance

• beliefs about what is right or wrong

• having hubris

What does the word "philosophy" mean?

• love of wisdom and the nature of knowledge

• excessive pride or arrogance

• the act of working together

• honesty, high moral standards, completeness

What does "relevant" mean?

• closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

• unimportant information

• something that is carried

• to give a brief statement of the main points of something

What do you do when you "summarize" a text?

• Find the main idea and write it down

• Find the main idea and important details

• Find the central idea and nothing else

• Find the central idea and the author's style