Central (main) idea & key idea practice

Central (main) idea & key idea practice

3rd - 12th Grade

7 Qs

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Central (main) idea & key idea practice

Central (main) idea & key idea practice

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English

3rd - 12th Grade

Hard

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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is a central idea? (a)  

The most important idea in a text
The least important idea in a text
A text
One of many ideas in a text

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is a central idea of a passage always clearly stated? (a)  

No
Yes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where can key ideas often be found in paragraphs?

Always at the end of a text

In the 3rd sentence of a paragraph

Mostly In the first or last sentence of a paragraph. Although it can be found in any sentence of a paragraph.

Never found in a text

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

You must find the (a)   to support the central idea of a passage.

details
dolphins
adverbs
verbs

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What questions should you ask yourself to find the central idea of a passage? (Check all that appy)

Who or what is this paragraph about? (find the topic)

When was Louis Armstrong born?

What

is the passage telling me about the topic?

How does this affect me?

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the central idea of this paragraph:

It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as firefighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several lightning bolts to their lookout stations.

That it's said lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but that isn't true.

You should ask forest rangers.

Rangers spend a lot of their summers outside.

Zeus is the God of lightning.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the central idea of this paragraph:

Costs were low that year, and the output was high. There was a good person for each job, and the market remained firm. There were no losses from the fire. Overall, it was one of the best years in the company's history.

Costs were low.

Output was high.

It was one of the best years in the history of the company.

There was a good person for each job.