What is the central idea of the passage? A penny for your thoughts? If it's a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it's uncirculated, it'd easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that's a pretty penny.

Some pennies are rare and worth a lot of money.

The 1943 penny is worth 50 thousand dollars.

the 1943 penny is more rare than the 1955 penny.

Which of the following statements is UNTRUE about a topic sentence?

The topic sentence should not include a supporting detail

The topic sentence expresses the main idea of a paragraph

The topic sentence should include the most important supporting detail in it

What is the central idea of the passage? In 1981, a new television channel was introduced to showcase musicians performing their songs in music videos. This channel was called MTV, or Music Television. Before this, up-and-coming musical artists struggled to get their music to the public, but MTV changed that. Since the channel first went on the air, viewership has increased, and the channel has expanded to countries all over the world. Today, MTV not only shows music videos, but a variety of other television programming as well.

MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel

Watching MTV is a great way to see musicians

MTV is a channel that is broadcasted around the world

central idea Quiz

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose ALL that apply: Which of the following are TIPS that students can follow to determine the CENTRAL IDEA of a NONFICTION text?

Ask yourself: What is this text mostly about?

Look for: Words, terms, and details that are repeated throughout.

Examine clues in: The title, photographs, captions, and subheadings

Re-read: The beginning sentences of paragraphs and the whole section for ideas introduced.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is the central idea of the passage?

Jackie Robinson did something nobody had ever done before. He was not only a three-sport athlete at UCLA. He was the first African-American to play on a Major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson had to deal with racism all over the country. He was treated very poorly by the by other players and fans in the stadiums he visited. But, whenever things got difficult, his courage and determination kept him going. Today his number 42 is retired on every team in major league baseball, and he is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jackie Robinson is an important figure in American History

Jackie Robinson played many different sports

Jackie Robinson is in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

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Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph? Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.

Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests

Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.

Watching robot sumo is boring.

Robots sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.

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What is this passage mainly about?
Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting.

Who uses pemmican today.

What can be put in pemmican.

How pemmican was made by Native Americans.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

Title

Headings

Pictures

All of the above

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What is the central idea of the passage?

In training to be a knight, a person was expected to study hard and learn good manners. They were taught to play musical instruments, sing, and recite poetry. They also studied reading, writing, geometry, and strategy games. Another knight would then teach the person to shoot a bow and arrow, fight with a sword, and ride a horse. To say the least, knights had a well-rounded education.

Knights learned a variety of subjects while training

Knights were very talented individuals

Knights were very hard working

Sword fighting was the most important subject a knight learned

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What is the central idea?
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

Soccer players learn how to control the ball so they can score.

Soccer players learn how to dribble.

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What is the central idea of the passage?

William Shakespeare was a very prolific writer. By the time of his death at 52 years of age, he had written 37 plays, 154 poems, and two long, narrative poems. No other writer of his time produced as many high-quality works as Shakespeare. Among his most popular works are Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His words have inspired many writers to this day!

Shakespeare was a talented writer

Many people enjoyed Shakespeare’s plays

Shakespeare would have created many other works if he hadn’t died so young

Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet

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What is the central idea of the passage?

The law was not exactly fair in the Middle Ages in Europe. Back then, you could blame someone in your town for committing a crime. The “criminal” could then challenge you to a fight to prove his guilt or innocence. If you lost the fight, you were charged as a liar and the criminal was believed to be innocent. If you won, the criminal was believed to be guilty.

Laws were unfair in the Middle Ages

Fighting is a good way to decide guilt or innocence.

Most people lied about crime in the Middle Ages.

Those who were innocent of crimes often won

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Determine the Central Idea of the following passage
Blooms in Death Valley
In March 2016, Death Valley National Park in California experienced a rare occurrence: thousands of yellow wildflowers covered the region in a "super bloom." Why was this unusual? Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America. The area's average yearly precipitation is just two inches, making it a challenging place for flowers to grow. However, in October 2015, the valley had received more than three inches of rain in some areas. As a result of the unusually wet season, wildflower seeds that had been lying dormant underground suddenly began to grow, producing an abundance of golden blooms.

Because of the hot, dry conditions in Death Valley, it is difficult for flowers to grow there.

Because of an unusual amount of rain, thousands of wildflowers grew in Death Valley in 2016.

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central idea

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Choose ALL that apply: Which of the following are TIPS that students can follow to determine the CENTRAL IDEA of a NONFICTION text?

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

What is the central idea?
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

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central idea

13 questions

Choose ALL that apply: Which of the following are TIPS that students can follow to determine the CENTRAL IDEA of a NONFICTION text?

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

What is the central idea?Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

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What is the central idea?
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.