Central Idea Task Cards

What is the article mostly about?

• A Where the T. Rex lived.
• B Why the T. Rex was the biggest.
• C What the T. Rex ate.
• D How the T. Rex would hunt.

What is the central idea?

• A Water in a kettle comes out as steam.
• B Water changes from a liquid state.
• C Water can evaporate and condense.
• D Water can heat into gas and then cool back into water droplets.

Part A: What is happening to Alice?

• A She is crying.
• B She is changing sizes.
• C She meets a mouse.

Part B: Select two sentences that support your answer in Part A.

• A The chapter opens with Alice growing to such a tremendous size that her head hits the ceiling.
• B Unhappy, Alice begins to cry, and her tears literally flood the hallway.
• C Shrinking down again due to a fan she had picked up, Alice swims through her own tears and meets a mouse, who is swimming as well.

What is the article mostly about?

• A The size of a Stegosaurus.
• B The plates on a Stegosaurus.
• C The feet of a Stegosaurus.
• D The temperature of a Stegosaurus.

What is the central idea?

• A Materials cannot be scratched.
• B Diamonds are the hardest material.
• C Some drills are made with diamonds.
• D Materials can be hard or soft.