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Central Idea/Vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"Are you already done?" his father asked. "It seems like you just got in the water." Jacob was finished with his bath 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 baths so to have more time to play. In fact, Jacob never took a long bath. To him, the faster the bath, the better.
What is the central idea of the passage?
a)
Jacob is very clean
b)
Jacob never too showers
c)
Jacob likes to take fast baths
2.

Who or what a text is about is called

a)

Central Idea

b)

Objective Summary

c)

Supporting Details

d)

Topic

3.

What is the central idea of a text?

a)

What the test is least about

b)

What the text is mostly about

c)

Not Sure

4.

What are the details in a text?

a)

Details support the central idea in a text

b)

Central idea supports the details in a text

c)

Details are not important in a text

5.

The central idea of a text is always clear.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

6.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy to use when searching for the central idea?

a)

Highlighting important information

b)

Rereading the text

c)

Highlighting the entire text

7.

What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?

a)

What the text is MOSTLY about.

b)

A full paragraph SUMMARY of a text.

c)

The type of CONFLICT used throughout a text.

d)

The universal truth, moral lesson, or message that the author intends for the audience.

8.

Which text feature can give you clues about the central idea?

a)

Title

b)

Headings

c)

Pictures

d)

All of these

9.

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.

a)

The light bulb has become an essential invention

b)

Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today

c)

Thomas Edison worked until he perfected his inventions

d)

The process of inventing is never-ending

10.

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.

a)

Jackie Robinson is in the Baseball Hall of Fame

b)

Jackie Robinson played many different sports

c)

Jackie Robinson is an important figure in American History

d)

Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

11.

What is the central idea of this paragraph?


Habit 2, Begin with the End in Mind, means developing a clear picture of where you want to go with your life. It means deciding what your values are and setting goals. Habit 1 says you are the driver of your life, not the passenger. Habit 2 says, since you’re the driver, decide where you want to go and draw up a map to get there.

a)

You are the driver of your life, not the passenger.

b)

Since you are the driver, decide where you want to go and draw up a map to get there.

c)

Decide on your values and set goals.

12.

What is the main idea of the following text?


Although Habit 2 applies to many different circumstances and levels of life, the most fundamental application of “begin with the end in mind” is to begin today with the image, picture, or paradigm of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined. Each part of your life—today’s behavior, tomorrow’s behavior, next week’s behavior, next month’s behavior—can be examined in the context of the whole, of what really matters most to you. By keeping that end clearly in mind, you can make certain that whatever you do on any particular day does not violate the criteria you have defined as supremely important, and that each day of your life contributes in a meaningful way to the vision you have of your life as a whole.

a)

Begin with the end in mind means thinking about the past and coming up with a plan.

b)

Begin with the end in mind means examining today's behavior, and tomorrow's behavior and aligning what you do to what matters most to you.

c)

Begin with the end in mind means thinking about what you want today, and how to achieve it.

13.

This is the most common place to find the main idea in a text.

a)

The mddle of a text.

b)

The end of a text.

c)

The beginning of a text.

14.

Growing and Becoming More Mature, Advanced, or Elaborate.

a)

Development

b)

Determine

c)

Compose

15.

To Figure Out.

a)

Determine

b)

Analyze

c)

Refined

16.

To Break into Smaller Components for the Purpose of Study or Examination

a)

Emerges

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Analyze

17.

A Brief Statement that Contains the Essential Ideas of a Longer Passage.

a)

Key Details

b)

Summary

c)

Personal Opinion

18.

To Write or Create

a)

Distinct

b)

Central Idea

c)

Compose

19.

To Improve by Making Small Changes

a)

Central Idea

b)

Refined

c)

Key Details

20.

To Come into Existence; Develop.

a)

Determine

b)

Emerges

c)

Topic

21.

Absolutely Necessary; Extremely Important.

a)

Essential

b)

Key Details

c)

Judgement

22.

Not Influenced by Personal Feelings or Opinions in Considering and Representing Facts.

a)

Judgement

b)

Essential

c)

Objective

23.

A Belief of Conclusion Held with Confidence, but Not Substantiated by Proof.

a)

Personal Opinion

b)

Key Details

c)

Analyze

24.

An Informed and Objective Opinion Formulated without Bias.

a)

Determine

b)

Judgement

c)

Identify