Main Idea Vocab

tells the reader what the text is about (more than one answer)

• main idea

• central concept

• thesis

• central idea

What is a synonym for "topic"?

• subject

• question

• thesis

• idea

What is a synonym for idea?

• person

• sentence

• concept

• statement

True or False: Main and Central are synonyms?

• True

• False

What is the same as Main Idea? (more than one answer)

• Central Idea

• Central Concept

• Main Concept

• Theme

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

True or False: The subject is often repeated many times in a text?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A sentence or statement telling what a piece of writing is about or what the author wants to prove.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the theme? (more than one answer)

• moral

• message

• lesson

• character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

True or False: Theme is the same thing as main idea?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the main idea of the movie Shrek?

• Love conquers all that gets in the way!

• Never give up on your dreams!

• An ogre must save a princess to get his swamp back.

• Never judge a book by its cover, no matter how beautiful it is.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D