
Identifying Evidence for Main Ideas

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6th - 10th Grade
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Aiden Montgomery
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it no longer sufficient for students to just determine the main idea of a passage?
Because they must compare it with other passages.
Because they need to understand the author's background.
Because they must root their inference in textual evidence.
Because they need to summarize the entire passage.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is often seen on standardized tests as a two-part question?
Writing an essay and answering multiple-choice questions.
Identifying the author's purpose and summarizing the passage.
Inferring the main idea and selecting supporting sentences.
Comparing two different texts and finding similarities.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?
A topic is a question, and a main idea is an answer.
A topic is the author's opinion, and a main idea is a fact.
A topic is a word or two, and a main idea is a sentence.
A topic is a sentence, and a main idea is a word.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should students look for when inferring the main idea of a passage?
The author's biography.
Repeated words, phrases, and synonyms.
The publication date.
The length of the passage.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the example article about the panda cub, what words or phrases are highlighted?
Words related to the panda cub's debut.
Words related to the zoo's location.
Words related to the panda's diet.
Words related to the visitors' reactions.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of highlighting repeated words and phrases in a passage?
To identify the author's writing style.
To find the main idea and supporting evidence.
To determine the passage's difficulty level.
To count the number of words in the passage.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'debut' refer to in the example article?
The panda cub's first public appearance.
The panda cub's diet.
The panda cub's habitat.
The panda cub's name.
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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