Main Idea Practice Quiz

What is the main idea of a passage or text?

• Central idea in a story or text

• Background information

• Supporting details

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Why is it important to identify the main idea of a passage?

• To waste time and effort

• To confuse the reader

• To focus on irrelevant details

• To understand the overall message or purpose of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What are some strategies for identifying the main idea?

• Identifying the introduction paragraph, looking for contradictory information, paraphrasing the passage in your own words, and identifying the main setting or location.

• Identifying the thesis statement, looking for irrelevant information, summarizing the passage in someone else's words, and identifying the main conflict or problem.

• Identifying the supporting details, analyzing the author's tone, focusing on the conclusion of the passage, and identifying the main characters.

• Identifying the topic sentence, looking for repeated words or phrases, summarizing the passage in your own words, and identifying the central theme or message.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What are supporting details in a passage?

• General statements that are unrelated to the main idea.

• Opinions that contradict the main idea.

• Irrelevant information that does not support the main idea.

• Specific pieces of information that provide evidence or examples to support the main idea or thesis statement.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

How do supporting details help to understand the main idea?

• Supporting details are irrelevant to the main idea.

• Supporting details distract from the main idea.

• Supporting details confuse the main idea.

• Supporting details provide evidence, examples, and explanations that help to clarify and strengthen the main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the subject of a passage?

• Author's opinion

• the topic being discussed, analyzed, or described

• Conclusion

• Supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How is the subject or topic different from the main idea?

• The subject or topic is more specific and focused, while the main idea is broader and encompasses the overall message or purpose.

• The subject or topic is the same as the main idea.

• The subject or topic is less important than the main idea.

• The subject or topic is unrelated to the main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Can a passage have multiple supporting details?

• No.

• Sometimes.

• Only if it is a long passage.

• Yes

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Is the main idea always explicitly stated in a passage?

• No

• It depends.

• Sometimes.

• Yes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why is it important to find the main idea before reading the supporting details?

• To skip over important information.

• To understand the overall message or purpose of the text.

• To waste time and confuse the reader.

• To focus on irrelevant details.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1