Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details
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6th - 10th Grade
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Ethan Morris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary goal of identifying the main idea in a text?
To analyze the author's writing style
To understand the overall message the author is conveying
To memorize the text's content
To critique the text's structure
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a 'stated main idea' in a paragraph called?
The concluding sentence
The supporting detail
The topic sentence
The thesis statement
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you find the main idea if it's not directly stated?
By reading the title only
By guessing the author's intention
By looking at the first sentence only
By summarizing the supporting details
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does an 'implied main idea' require you to do?
Read only the introduction
Ignore the details
Summarize the specific statements
Focus on the images provided
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should you first identify to determine the main idea of a text?
The most repeated word
The longest sentence
The topic
The author's background
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a technique for finding the main idea?
Identifying repeated ideas
Reading the first and last sentences of a paragraph
Looking for reversal transitions
Counting the number of paragraphs
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role do supporting details play in a text?
They contradict the main idea
They introduce new topics
They provide evidence for the main idea
They summarize the text
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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