Central Ideas of text Practice

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

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1. Books were hard to get for the mountain men among the western settlers.

2. Sometimes a mountain man would carry a single battered book with him for years.

3. Some of the men had Bibles, and even more had Shakespeare's plays.

4. Shakespeare was a favorite with mountain men, even if they could not read.

5. When they found someone who could read, he was often asked to read one of Shakespeare's plays to a group over a campfire.

6. There were mountain men who could not sign their own names but could quote passages of Shakespeare by heart.

Question: Which sentence best shows the central ideaof this paragraph?

• Sentence #1

• Sentence #6

• Sentence #3

• Sentence #5

Answer explanation

The centrail idea is that mountain men liked Shakespeare, even if they could not read. Sentence #6 exemplifies this idea the most.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

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1. Books were hard to get for the mountain men among the western settlers.

2. Sometimes a mountain man would carry a single battered book with him for years.

3. Some of the men had Bibles, and even more had Shakespeare's plays.

4. Shakespeare was a favorite with mountain men, even if they could not read.

5. When they found someone who could read, he was often asked to read one of Shakespeare's plays to a group over a campfire.

6. There were mountain men who could not sign their own names but could quote passages of Shakespeare by heart.

Question: Which two sentence best support the central idea of this paragraph?

• Sentence #2 and #6

• Sentence #3 and #5

• Sentence #1 and #2

• Sentence #3 and #6

Answer explanation

More men had Shakespeare than the Bible, and they memorized Shakespeare. That shows how much they loved it.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

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1. Books were hard to get for the mountain men among the western settlers.

2. Sometimes a mountain man would carry a single battered book with him for years.

3. Some of the men had Bibles, and even more had Shakespeare's plays.

4. Shakespeare was a favorite with mountain men, even if they could not read.

5. When they found someone who could read, he was often asked to read one of Shakespeare's plays to a group over a campfire.

6. There were mountain men who could not sign their own names but could quote passages of Shakespeare by heart.

Question: Which sentence does not directly support the central idea?

• Sentence #2

• Sentence #3

• Sentence #5

• Sentence #6

Answer explanation

The fact that mountain men carried books around for years does not directly prove tt they liked Shakespeare the best.

The rainforest has many layers. Different plants and animals live in each layer. Some layers get more sunlight than others.

Question: In the box below, mention what the central idea of the passage is?

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Answer explanation

There are many layers int he rainforest.

A main central idea is __________________ and then has details that follow to support it.

• specific

• general

• both specific and general

• very detailed

Answer explanation

Central ideas are general. If a statement is too specific, then it might be a supporting detail and not the central idea.

Select two purposes of supporting details.

• to give you a conclusion

• to tell you the point of view of the story

• to explain the central idea

• to give more information to support the central idea

Answer explanation

Supporting details explain the central idea and give more information to support it.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

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1. Homophones, homographs, and homonyms have different definitions.

2. Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

3. "The golfer drank tea before tee time."

4. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are not pronounced the same way.

5. "The artist is planning to record ad record."

6. When two homographs are also homophones, they are called homonyms: word pairs that are spelled the same and pronounced the same way.

7. "He felt fine after he pain the fine."

8. "You can drink juice from a can."

You can remember homographs by remembering that "graph" means to write, as in autograph.

10. You can remember homophones by remembering that "phone" means sound, as in telephone.

Question: What is the author's probable purpose in including Sentences #9 and #10?

• Sentences 9 and 10 help the reading remember the definition of homograph and homophone

• Sentences 9 and 10 help the reader see the differences between a homograph and a homophone

• Sentences 9 and 10 help the reader understand the definition of a homonym.

• Sentences 9 and 10 help the reader understand the difference between a homophone and a homonym

Answer explanation

Sentence 9 and 10 help the reader remember the definition of homograph and homophone.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

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1. Homophones, homographs, and homonyms have different definitions.

2. Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

3. "The golfer drank tea before tee time."

4. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are not pronounced the same way.

5. "The artist is planning to record ad record."

6. When two homographs are also homophones, they are called homonyms: word pairs that are spelled the same and pronounced the same way.

7. "He felt fine after he pain the fine."

8. "You can drink juice from a can."

You can remember homographs by remembering that "graph" means to write, as in autograph.

10. You can remember homophones by remembering that "phone" means sound, as in telephone.

Question: Which sentence is the central idea of the passage?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 10

Answer explanation

The central idea of a paragraph is often the first or last sentence. In thiscase, sentence 10 is a supporting detail, sentence 1 is the central idea.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

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1. Homophones, homographs, and homonyms have different definitions.

2. Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

3. "The golfer drank tea before tee time."

4. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are not pronounced the same way.

5. "The artist is planning to record ad record."

6. When two homographs are also homophones, they are called homonyms: word pairs that are spelled the same and pronounced the same way.

7. "He felt fine after he pain the fine."

8. "You can drink juice from a can."

You can remember homographs by remembering that "graph" means to write, as in autograph.

10. You can remember homophones by remembering that "phone" means sound, as in telephone.

Question: Which sentence is a supoorting detail for Sentence 2?

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 10

Answer explanation

Supporting details generally follow the idea they're supporting.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

Note: You need to scroll down to see the rest of the passage and question.

1. Homophones, homographs, and homonyms have different definitions.

2. Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

3. "The golfer drank tea before tee time."

4. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are not pronounced the same way.

5. "The artist is planning to record ad record."

6. When two homographs are also homophones, they are called homonyms: word pairs that are spelled the same and pronounced the same way.

7. "He felt fine after he pain the fine."

8. "You can drink juice from a can."

You can remember homographs by remembering that "graph" means to write, as in autograph.

10. You can remember homophones by remembering that "phone" means sound, as in telephone.

Question: What sentencce is supported by detail in Sentence 7?

• Sentence 8

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

• Sentence 5

Answer explanation

The supporting details often follow immediately the sentence they support.