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Central Idea Quiz

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5th Grade

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Central Idea Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why are supporting details important in a text?

Supporting details are only important in fiction texts.

Supporting details provide evidence and examples.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is the central idea of the passage?


Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.

Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today

The light bulb has become an essential invention

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is the central idea of the passage?


Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.

The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.

Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...

Concluding sentences

Supporting details

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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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 played many different sports

Jackie Robinson is an important figure in American History

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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What is the central idea of the passage?


The law was not exactly fair in Europe during the Middle Ages. 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.

Fighting was a good way to determine guilt or innocence during the Middle Ages.

Laws of the Middle Ages were unfair.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How can you summarize an informational text effectively?

Focus on main ideas and key details, condense into a concise summary

Write a lengthy summary without omitting any information.

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