Central Ideas Supporting Details

What is a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about called?

• Topic

• Claim

• Main Idea

• Transitional sentence

What are supporting details in a nonfiction passage?

• Dialogue between characters

• Unnecessary information

• Facts or examples that support the central idea

• Facts or examples that support the theme

What is a central idea?

• The point the author wants you to remember most

• The point the author does not want you to remember most

• The point the character wants you to remember most

• The point Ms. Taylor wants you to remember most

What is another name for the central idea?

• Supporting Detail

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Inference

What is not a place you find a central idea?

• The beginning of the text

• The end of the text

• Implied in the supporting details

• In the footnotes

Which is not a way to determine supporting details?

• Decide which details propel the article

• Decide which are minor details

• Decide which details support the central idea

• Decide which answer the questions raised by the main idea

What two things are included in the Central Idea Formula?

• Topic

• The author's name

• All supporting details

• What the author wants you to know about the topic

What is a summary?

• Rephrasing the entire passage in your own words.

• Briefly restating the important ideas in your own words.

• The point the author wants you to remember most

• A minor detail

Which is not included in a summary of a nonfiction text?

• Title

• Opinion

• Central Idea

• Supporting Details

Find the central idea.

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business

• Being a clown isn't all fun and games.

• Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

• Rodeos are exciting.

• Clowns are good at riding bulls.