Using context clues to determine the main idea.

Using context clues to determine the main idea.

Multiple Choice

Evidence is ___________________

• A statement or conclusion that answers a question

• Scientific data that supports the claim

• A justification that connects the claim to the evidence

• Not vital when using an argument

Multiple Choice

What is the author's point of view in an informational text?

• the main reason for writing

• the textual evidence

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd person

• his/her feelings about a topic

Multiple Choice

An author's main reason for writing can best be described as the ____________.

• author's point of view

• author's purpose

• author's text structure

• author's evidence

Multiple Choice

You can usually figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase by looking at its ____.

• main idea

• other paragraphs

• context clues

Multiple Choice

Parker has a bad temper. Which of the following would best support this claim?

• He always shares with his brother.

• He smiles when his food is all gone.

• He screams at the top of his lungs when all his food is gone.

• He is always polite.

Multiple Choice

What is a good strategy or formula for making an inference?

• main idea + supporting details

• what you know + what the text says

• first sentence + last sentence

• evidence + theme

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T/F The main idea is always stated directly in the passage.

• True

• False

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Facts, examples, reasons and descriptions that expand on the main idea are called?

• main ideas

• table legs

• supporting details

• supports

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of a passage?

• the most important point the writer is trying to make

• the theme

• the details

• the most difficult idea the author is trying to explain

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What do you use to determine a meaning of a word in a passage

• my memory

• thesaurus

• dictionary

• dictionary and context clues

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What must be included in a summary of a selection?

• Beginning, middle and end

• 5 W's and How?

• all details

• characters

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What does the word infer mean?

• to guess

• to make an educated guess

• to create

• to investigate

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What does the word conclude mean?

• to infer

• to guess

• to answer

• to browse

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The theme of a good book can teach you a lesson.

• A comparison of two things NOT using like or as.

• When and where the story takes place.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.

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I have to write a short summary of the book I read.

• The perspective a story is written from; first person, third person limited, or third person omniscient.

• A short description with the main points.

• The ending of a story or how the problem is solved.

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The author's purpose of the book Harry Potter was to entertain his readers.

• The reason an author writes; persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to earn.

• A short description with the main points.

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The stove was as hot as fire, is an example of a simile.

• A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

• Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.

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The caption near the picture helps you understand what is going on in the picture.

• Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture.

• The reason an author writes; persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe.

• Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words.

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When reading a paragraph or writing, you want to concentrate on finding what it is about, or the main idea.

• A short description with the main points

• What the writing or paragraph is mostly about.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.