Central Idea

What is the central idea of a text?

• What the test is least about

• What the text is mostly about

• Not Sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What are the details in a text?

• Details support the central idea in a text

• Central idea supports the details in a text

• Details are not important in a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why is it important to carefully read the title and subheadings of a text?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Repeated words in a text are important because..

• They make the text sound and look good

• They may be a clue of what the central idea is

• Not sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

The central idea of a text is always clear.

• True

• False

• Not sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why are illustrations in a text important?

• They make the text look prettier

• They can offer clues to the central idea

• They take up space in a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What information can the first and last sentences in a text give us?

• They always give us the central idea

• They sometimes give us the central idea, but not always

• Not sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Which of the following is NOT a strategy to use when searching for the central idea?

• Highlighting important information

• Rereading the text

• Highlighting the entire text

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How is being able to summarize a text related to the central idea?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Rereading is a great strategy to use to help in finding the central idea.

• True

• False

• Not Sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2