WorksheetsCentral Idea
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does "paraphrase" mean?
to rewrite a text in your own words
to repeat another person's words exactly
to tell the main idea
to answer using RACE
What is a supporting detail?
A supporting detail is the author's opinion
Supporting details can also be called the main idea
Supporting details are facts, quotes, paraphrases that back up the central idea
Supporting details offer a different idea from the one's presented
What is a summary of an article?
A summary is a shortened version of a text with the main idea and important supporting details included
A summary is a set of direct quotes from the article
A summary is the author's tone and the mood it creates
A summary is an explanation of the captions, quotes, and subheadings of an article
What is an inference?
An inference is a wild guess about an unknown word or topic
An inference is the tone and mood of an article
An inference is used to sway the reader to think like the author
An inference is a guess based upon background knowledge and experience
What does "text structure" mean?
The text structure is the organizational pattern of an article: compare/contrast, problem/ solution, cause/effect
The text structure is how many paragraphs a paper is supposed to have to be complete
The text structure is similar to sentence structure: simple sentences versus compound sentences
The text structure refers to indentation, capitalization, and the correct spacing of a paper
Which of the following statements is UNTRUE about a topic sentence?
The topic sentence expresses the main idea of a paragraph
The topic sentence may be a compound sentence
The topic sentence should include the most important supporting detail in it
The topic sentence should not include a supporting detail
Another term for central idea is:
summary
the topic
inference
main idea
What is an objective summary?
An objective summary is a summary with direct quotes.
An objective summary is a summary with no paraphrases.
An objective summary is a summary with no opinions.
An object summary is much shorter than a regulary summary.
What do you include in an objective summary?
The central idea/main idea and supporting details
the topic sentence and your opinion of the article
The topic sentence and your favorite part of the article
Responses to the article
What is the central idea?
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business
Being a clown isn't all fun and games.
Rodeos are exciting.
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
Clowns are good at riding bulls.
What is this passage mainly about?
Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting.
Who uses pemmican today.
What can be put in pemmican.
How pemmican was made by Native Americans.
What is the central idea?
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
Soccer players learn how to control the ball so they can score.
Soccer players learn how to dribble.
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
Who is the main character?
What is the main event?
What is one important detail?
What point about the topic is the author trying to make?
What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?
Title
Headings
Pictures
All of the above
What is the central idea of the passage?
In training to be a knight, a person was expected to study hard and learn good manners. They were taught to play musical instruments, sing, and recite poetry. They also studied reading, writing, geometry, and strategy games. Another knight would then teach the person to shoot a bow and arrow, fight with a sword, and ride a horse. To say the least, knights had a well-rounded education.
Knights learned a variety of subjects while training
Knights were very talented individuals
Knights were very hard working
Sword fighting was the most important subject a knight learned
