Review Central, Idea Key Details, Summarizing

Q3. Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games for many years. What is the central idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is a popular sport worldwide.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is Central Idea ?

• the author's purpose for writing the text

• what the story is mostly about

• the moral or lesson of the text

• the supporting details of the text

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which key detail best supports the main idea:

The are many ways to celebrate the fall.

• In the fall there is apple picking, hay rides, and foliage tours.

• The fall comes after the summer and before the winter.

• Fall is considered to start September 21st and end December 21st.

• Fall is fun.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which key detail best supports the main idea:

Russia is the world's largest country.

• People speak Russian in Russia.

• The capital of Russia is Moscow.

• The land of Russia stretches from Europe to Asia.

• Russia is nice during the summer.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text

• a movie based off of a book

• a persuasive argument about a text

• a theme or universal lesson

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the following passage and then answer the question.

The Elk River flows from the far northern part of the state all the way to the southern tip. All kinds of animals rely on it for drinking water, people eat the fish they catch in it, and farmers in the state depend on it for irrigating their crops. Since there is very little rain in this state, the Elk River gives animals and humans the water they need to stay alive. Even though the river is not nearly the biggest in the nation, it is very important to the people and animals that live near it.

• The Elk River is a small river.

• The Elk River is very important to people and animals.

• The Elk River starts in the northern part of the state.

• People catch fish in the Elk River.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Here are two popular sports played at Milton, basketball and volleyball. Both take place inside of the gym at Milton. Also, each sport has two teams of people. In basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor or it is out of play. Basketball and volleyball are popular sports at Milton. What text structure is this?

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Lots of students fail classes. Some students fail because the work is too hard for them. Other times they may fail because they are lazy, and don’t do any work. Another reason why students may fail is if they don’t go to school. If you’re not in class you may miss a lot. Many students fail classes every quarter. What text structure is this?

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Description

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.

What is the central idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• Some people simply like to sunbathe

• It is also fun to look for shells.

• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are the two parts of a sentence?

• Subject and Predicate

• Noun and Verb

• Capital Letters and Period

• Adjective and Adverb

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A