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Central Idea vs Main Idea

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Central Idea vs Main Idea
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This tells what the story is mostly about. It's like a one-sentence summary.

Main Idea

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This is a central message, lesson, or moral of the story.

Main Idea

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Another term for central idea is:

summary

the topic

inference

main idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identifying the main idea of a paragraph helps the reader to:

Memorize the paragraph

Understand what the paragraph is mostly about

Ignore the details in the paragraph

Focus on the least important information

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.

Theme

Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This tells what the story is mostly about. It's like a one-sentence summary.

Main Idea

Theme

Plot

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This is a central message, lesson, or moral of the story.

Main Idea

Theme

Character

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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