What is the central idea of the passage?

Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.

Authors present information to readers using a specific feature called ___ ____.

This type of text structure uses signal words such as problem, issue, idea, causes, and leads to.

This type of text structure represents the characteristics of a person, place, thing, or idea giving the reader a image in his or her mind.

This type of text structure is the source of an issue that leads to the outcome.

To identify this type of text structure, ask yourself: is the events taking place in a certain order?

This type of text structure is used to note the similarities and the differences in items.

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing in the rain forests. Some people are trying to solve this issue. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. Groups are protesting the removal of trees from the rain forests where the chimpanzees live. People will need to work together to save the chimpanzees. Which choice correctly identifies the text structure?

Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is both easy and delicious. First, get out your materials (peanut butter, jelly, bread, and a knife). Second, spread peanut butter on one piece of bread and jelly on another. Third, combine the two halves so that the peanut butter and jelly mix. Then, enjoy you sandwich. Finally, clean up your mess.

The life story of a famous baseball player written by a sports writer.

Two girls start a club at school for children who like horses.

A made-up story that explains the existence of a natural phenomenon such as gods or goddesses.

Genres are broken into two main categories. Stories that come from the author's imagination fall into which category?

Genres are broken into two main categories. Stories that contain facts about real people, events, and places fall into which category?

What are the reasons an author writes material?

When a writer persuades his/her reader, he or sh tries to convince, influence, and sway the reader to believe his/her opinion.

Inform means the author gives information to the reader.

To entertain means people enjoy something.

What is the author's purpose? A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.

What is the author's purpose? A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner.

What is the author's purpose? Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.

refers to the main idea, moral, or lesson of the story.

Which of the following is an example of theme?

The main theme in a text might be difficult to figure out because:

If you put theme into a formula, it would look like which of the following examples?

Which apply to theme

In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

What is the theme?

The difference between the theme of the story and the topic of the story is theme is the lesson and the topic is what the story is about.

What helps you find the theme in a story?

A theme can be supported by

Which word correctly matches the following definition: details that explain the central idea

The central idea is supported by.....

"Are you already done?" his father asked. "It seems like you just got in the water." Jacob was finished with his shower in two minutes. He got his body and hair wet, rubbed shampoo on his hair, washed his body with soap, and rinsed off. He liked fast showers. Fast showers allowed Jacob to save water, save energy, and have more time to play. In fact, Jacob never took a bath because he said it waste water. To him, the faster the bath, the better.

What is the central idea of the passage?

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!

What is the central idea?

This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. It tells you what you see in the picture.

Often found at the end of the text as a summary of the person's life events- helps the reader see dates and events.

Often found at the end of the text as a summary of the person's life events- helps the reader see dates and events. These events are known as a timeline. It is a form of the text structure called ....