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WorksheetsOutcome 2 - Central Idea
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A topic should be how many words?
As many as needed
It's the main idea
One to two
Three to four
What is a central idea?
What the text is mostly about.
A summary of the text.
The action of the story.
The setting of the story.
What is the way your English teachers told you this year to remember how to get the central idea? 4W's
Whatever, whenever, because whoever is wherever?
Why because of who is what and when?
Where is the what because of the why?
Who is where and what because of why?
What is the topic of the picture?
Girl
Mixer
Mixing batter
Baking cake
What is the central idea?
The little girl is in the kitchen mixing batter because she is going to bake a cake.
The little girl is making a cake.
Making a cake in the kitchen the little girl is.
The little girl is mixing batter in the kitchen.
During World War I, many soldiers died because their wounds became infected. Antibiotics had not been discovered at that time. During World War II, many more soldiers died while in combat. Antibiotics are used to treat infections because they kill bacteria in the body. They are easily the most widely prescribed drug in the world.
What is the TOPIC of the above paragraph?
Bacteria
World War I
Soldiers
Antibiotics
Which text feature can give you clues about the central idea?
Title
Headings
Pictures
All of these
The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...
Supporting details
The reader's opinion
Reliable authors
Concluding sentences
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea of a text?
Who is the main character?
What is the significance of the main event?
What is one important detail?
What point is the author trying to make?
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.
Leopards are losing their homes
The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.
The destruction of the rain forest is a controversial subject
Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals
What is the central idea of the passage?
Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.
The light bulb has become an essential invention because we couldn't see without it.
Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today, because we still use them today.
Thomas Edison worked until he perfected his inventions, because he wasn't a quitter/.
The process of inventing is never-ending, but you must continue on.
What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?
Text Evidence
Type of Conflict
Climax
Context Clues
Choose ALL that apply: Which of the following are TIPS that students can follow to determine the CENTRAL IDEA of a NONFICTION text?
Ask yourself: What is this text mostly about?
Look for: Words, terms, and details that are repeated throughout.
Examine clues in: The title, photographs, captions, and subheadings
Re-read: The beginning sentences of paragraphs for ideas introduced.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Jackie Robinson did something nobody had ever done before. He was not only a three-sport athlete at UCLA. He was the first African-American to play on a Major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson had to deal with racism all over the country. He was treated very poorly by the by other players and fans in the stadiums he visited. But, whenever things got difficult, his courage and determination kept him going. Today his number 42 is retired on every team in major league baseball, and he is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jackie Robinson is in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson played many different sports including baseball, basketball and football.
Jackie Robinson a major league baseball player is an important part of history because he was the first African American to play.
Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers because he was the best.
What detail supports that Jackie Robinson is an important figure? Choose more than one.
He faced many adversities like Racism but he kept going.
He was the first African American to play baseball.
He worked hard at baseball.
He had many fans around the world.
