Topic and controlling idea M3

Graduating high school students take college entrance exams before graduating. What is the controlling idea in this sentence?

• High school students

• Graduating high school students

• take college entrance exams

• take college entrance exams before graduating

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Big cars have several advantages and disadvantages. What is the topic in this sentence?

• Big cars

• Cars

• have several advantages and disadvantages

• advantages and disadvantages

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

New York is one of the world's most expensive cities. What is the topic in the sentence?

• New York

• New York is one of

• is one of the world's

• is one of the world's most expensive cities

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Tokyo has excellent public transportation systems. What is the controlling idea in the sentence?

• Tokyo

• excellent public transportation systems

• has excellent public transportation systems

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Schools are beneficial to students. Is the controlling idea too general or too specific?

• Too general

• Too specific

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Schools are beneficial to students because they gain more knowledge about particular subjects such as Science and Math. Is the controlling idea in the sentence too general or too specific?

• Too general

• Too specific

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What happens when the controlling idea is too general?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What happens when the controlling idea is too specific?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

I presented my project in front of my professors. What is the topic in the sentence?

• I presented my project

• my project

• I presented in front of my professors

• in front of my professors

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

This states the main idea and tells the reader what the paragraph is about.

• topic

• controlling idea

• topic sentence

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2