Main Idea in Nonfiction Text
Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+13
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify the main idea?
Read the text carefully
Look for repeated ideas
Ignore supporting details
Summarize the text.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the final step in identifying the main idea according to the text?
Read the text carefully
Summarize the text
Identify supporting details
Look for repeated ideas.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: An implicit main idea is not directly stated but can be ________ from the details.
ignored
inferred
summarized
repeated
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does an explicit main idea often appear as?
A question
A topic sentence
A conclusion
A supporting detail.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of identifying supporting details?
To ignore them
To connect them to the main idea
To summarize them
To complicate the text.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
The focus of the text - all information/evidence should support this term
Main idea
Propaganda
Anecdote
Structure
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people
Fiction
Nonfiction
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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