Main Idea in Nonfiction Text

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.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

What does an explicit main idea often appear as?

• A question

• A topic sentence

• A conclusion

• A supporting detail.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The focus of the text - all information/evidence should support this term

• Main idea

• Propaganda

• Anecdote

• Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Created to inform, describe or explain

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Expository Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The main idea should be included in a summary.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A summary includes enough details to tell the important ideas, but not too many unimportant details.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2