Main Idea and Text Structure

Main Idea and Text Structure

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Main Idea and Text Structure

Main Idea and Text Structure

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS1-7, MS-LS1-5, MS-PS3-3

+10

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are some strategies you can use to find the main idea of a passage or text?

Focusing only on the author's opinions, looking for hidden meanings, and assuming the main idea is the same as the thesis statement.

Identifying the topic sentence, looking for repeated words or phrases, summarizing the passage in your own words, and paying attention to headings and subheadings.

Skipping the first and last paragraphs, looking for irrelevant details, and relying solely on the title.

Reading the passage backwards, guessing the main idea, and ignoring headings and subheadings.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea of the scientific method?

A systematic approach to problem-solving through observation and experimentation.

A random process of trial and error.

A method of proving hypotheses without evidence.

A way to avoid conducting experiments.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which text structure is commonly used in scientific research papers?

Narrative

Descriptive

Cause and effect

Persuasive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea behind the conservation of energy principle?

Energy can be created and destroyed.

Energy can only be transferred or transformed.

Energy is always lost in any process.

Energy is only conserved in closed systems.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which text structure would best describe the process of photosynthesis?

Sequence

Compare and contrast

Problem and solution

Narrative

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea of Darwin's theory of natural selection?

All species are unchanging over time.

Organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Evolution occurs through sudden changes in species.

Natural selection is a random process.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which text structure is used to explain the water cycle?

Cause and effect

Descriptive

Narrative

Problem and solution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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