Central Idea Review

what the text is all about; has the same meaning as the main idea

• supporting details
• topic
• central idea
• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

the subject of the passage; what helps to create the central idea

• text evidence
• theme
• topic
• text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

putting the text into  your own words

• paraphrase
• inferencing
• citing textual evidence
• Copying and pasting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When tigers hunt, they hunt alone. In contrast, lions hunt in groups; they work together to drive their prey into an ambush. Cheetahs are known for their speed when they chase prey. Leopards are able to climb trees when they are prowling for prey. Surprisingly, jaguars often hunt in water. There is great diversity in the hunting habits of large cats. There is also great diversity in the places in which they hunt.

What is the implied main idea of the passage?

• When tigers hunt, they hunt alone, but in contrast, lions hunt in

  groups.

• Cheetahs, leopards, and jaguars have different methods of

  hunting.

• There is also great diversity in the places in which they hunt.

• There is great diversity in the hunting habits of large cats, and there is also great diversity in the places in which they hunt.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

what you use from the passage to prove your answer

• text evidence
• plagiarism
• credible source
• central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

proving your answer to a question by going back in the passage and highlighting, underlining, or circling information that proves your answer is right

• copying and pasting
• supporting details
• inferencing
• citing textual evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What do you need to ask yourself when determining central idea?

• What message does the author want me to take away from the article?

• What is the first paragraph mostly about?

• What is the author's name?

• Why am I reading this article?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which connotation is more positive? _______ people rode on the roller coaster

• Brave

• Foolhardy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

• It implies the conversation is not serious.
• It implies that the conversation is funny.
• It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.
• It implies the conversation is very serious.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• etymology
• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D