Central Idea

an underlying message or the big idea of a story

• narrator

• central idea

• theme

• point of view

give a brief statement of the main points of a text

• quote

• summarize

• point of view

• tone

Which sentence from the biography best captures a second central idea of the text?

• “She says she was just an “okay” high school student.”

• “It dawned on her that her helicopter training could be her ticket to space.”

• “The only one who’s telling me I’m not going to be an astronaut is me.”

• “Williams eventually trained to become a member of the International Space Station crew, where she served as flight engineer and set a new record for women in space.”

Which sentence best captures a central idea of the biography?

• A Career paths are not always easy to identify and follow.

• B Suni Williams did not face any difficult challenges in her career.

• C The career path chosen by Suni Williams was very predictable.

• D People should never change their career path.

What is the central, or main, focus of “Immigrant Picnic”?

• conversations and jokes at a picnic

• the meaning of a national holiday

• confusions and connections among words

• methods of grilling hamburgers and hot dogs

What is a central idea of the passage?

• The narrator does not enjoy traveling because of crying babies

• The narrator enjoys traveling because she gets to visit new places.

• The narrator does not enjoy traveling because she gets motion

  sickness.

• The narrator enjoys traveling because it provides her time to do

  things she likes.

What is the central idea of a story?

• A) The main character's thoughts

• B) The underlying message or theme

• C) The setting of the story

• D) The author's writing style

Which of the following best describes the central idea of a poem?

• A) The rhyme scheme used

• B) The emotions conveyed

• C) The main message or theme

• D) The length of the poem

In a narrative, the central idea is often related to which of the following?

• A) The plot twists

• B) The moral or lesson

• C) The dialogue between characters

• D) The historical context

What is the central idea of the passage?

• A) The importance of friendship

• B) The beauty of nature

• C) The challenges of growing up

• D) The significance of family traditions