Central idea and ADE review

What is a CENTRAL IDEA?

• The most important idea

• What the text is mostly about

• Where the story takes place

• the problem of the story

What might be the central idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"

• Tomatoes are good for you.

  
  

• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.

  
  

• It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.

  
  

• Spinach is good for your bones.

  
  

What's the central idea?

• Different ways that animals can move their babies

• Kangaroos carry their babies in their pouches.

  
  

• Swans carry their babies on their backs.

  
  

• Cats carry their babies in their mouths.

  
  

The central idea is supported by what?

• concluding sentences

  
  

• a chair

• details

• reliable resources

  
  

What are three things an author might be trying to when they write?

• to answer, to describe, to explain

  
  

• to talk about things, to write stuff, to read

  
  

• to ask, to define, to excite

Read the passage. Why did the author write the passage.

First you have to get a pizza crust. Next you add tomato sauce. On top of the sauce you add cheese and other toppings. Then you cook the pizza in the oven. Now it is ready to eat.

• to describe what pizza looks like

  
  

• to explain how to make pizza

  
  

• to answer what pizza is

Read the passage. Why did the author write the passage.

Many people wonder what Antarctica is like. Antarctica is a very cold place. There a several animals that call it there home but no people. I looks white because of all the ice and snow. Most of the ice is over a mile thick.

• to answer what Antarctica is like

  
  

• to explain who live in Antarctica

  
  

• to describe what Antarctica looks like

  
  

Read the passage. Why did the author write the passage.

Foxes are a mammal. That means that foxes' babies are alive when they are born. Their babies are called pups. Foxes live in dens in the ground or old trees. Rodents are their favorite meal. Sometimes they catch a mouse just to play with it.

• to answer what foxes are

  
  

• to explain where foxes live

  
  

• to describe what foxes are like