Central Idea Notes Quiz

What is a topic?

• the writer's opinion about a text
• the general subject of a text
• the details that explain the text
• a retelling of the most important ideas

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description
• compare & contrast
• order & sequence
• cause & effect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

• Why we can taste only sweet things.

• that we taste through our nose

• Taste buds are found in different places.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?
• What is the main event?
• What is one important detail?
• What point is the author trying to make?

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

These connect directly back to the central/main idea.

• Sentences

• Paragraphs

• Supporting Details

• Summaries

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

This is the most common place to find the main idea in a text.

• The mddle of a text.

• The end of a text.

• The beginning of a text.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

The people of ancient Egypt created an advanced civilization. More than 6,000 years ago, they developed a calendar with 360 days divided into 12 months. The people made paper and learned how to write. They also built huge monuments with machines they invented.
What is the passage mostly about?

• How people in Egypt made paper.
• The creation of an advanced civilization in Egypt..
• How the people in Egypt built huge monuments.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

Where could you find central idea?

• First sentence 
• Last sentence 
• Not stated but implied 
• All of the above 

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Dear Judy, Thank you for helping me with my bike. You are a very good friend. I enjoy playing with you, because you are always nice to me. I am lucky to have you for a friend. From, Kathy

• Kathy likes to write notes.

• Judy is a good friend to Kathy.

• Judy fixed Kathy's bike.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The Central Idea of a text is best defined as...

• the details that support a larger idea

• the author's personal opinion

• the main events that happen

• the idea in the middle of the text

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2