Main Idea vs. Theme & Text Structure

The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or a phrase is known as _____.

• main idea

• theme

• text structure

• informational writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The message or life lesson that can be learned from the events or characters' actions in a story is known as _____.

• main idea

• theme

• text structure

• informational writing

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Theme and main idea are the same thing.

• True

• False

• I'm not sure.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A(n) _________ text typically has a main idea.

• informational

• narrative

• poetry

• genre

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A(n) _________ text typically has a theme.

• informational

• narrative

• poetry

• genre

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following could be a theme of a text?

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A fear of heights.

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following could be the theme of a text?

• An old man used to be a farmer but then decided he wanted to move to New York City. He liked the skyscrapers.

• A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago and realizes he has changed.

• Returning home after a long time away feels great.

• No matter what a person has been through, their past does not define them.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following could be the main idea of a text?

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A fear of heights.

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following could be the main idea of a text?

• An old man used to be a farmer but then decided he wanted to move to New York City. He liked the skyscrapers.

• A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago and realizes he has changed.

• Returning home after a long time away feels great.

• No matter what a person has been through, their past does not define them.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The way an author organizes information in a text is known as _____.

• main idea

• theme

• text structure

• informational writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5