Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

As a result of her visit to London's Toynbee Hall, Jane Addams founded he first settlement house in Chicago.

Hull House was one of the first places in the US to offer free child care, classes, and other services to poor families.

Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

Even though Antarctica is cold and has snow, it is a desert.

Most precipitation in Antarctica is in the form of snow, though it can also get rain or ice.

Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

Wolves and dogs are members of the same animal family, so they have many things in common.

Dogs are better suited to living with people than wolves are.

Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

The Brontë sisters' childhood storytelling may have helped their future writing careers.

While Charlotte Brontë first novel was a best-seller, her sister Emily's first novel was not immediately successful.

Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

Edouard de Laboulaye wanted the Statue of Liberty to inspire freedom and democracy in France.

Edouard de Laboulaye came up with the idea for the Statue of Liberty after the American Civil War ended.

Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

We need to get more people to recycle so that we stope throwing out so much trash.

We can get more people to recycle by putting out more bins and teaching people about why recycling matters.

Read the passage. What is the central idea of the passage?

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's work made the lives of many people in Liberia better.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf worked to give girls the opportunity to go to school.

Which sentence best combines the central ideas of both texts?

Some glues, fillers, and paints try to hide cracks in ceramics, but kintsugi draws attention to an object's broken past.

A special Japanese tradition uses different colored dyes to make cracks in ceramics look invisible.

Which sentence best combines the central ideas of both texts?

El Dorado first came from an ancient Muiscan tradition, but the term was later used to name a legendary lost city.

During the 1500s, European explorers discovered an ancient city made entirely of gold, and they named it El Dorado.

Which sentence best combines the central ideas of both texts?

Daylight saving time was originally created to save energy, but now some people are asking if the time change still needs to occur.

Most Americans believe the energy savings of daylight saving time is small, so they think the program should stop.

Determining the Central Idea

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English

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5th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.5.2, RI.5.7, RL.5.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some buildings are created with unusual shapes.

Shapes can be seen throughout nature.

Pine cones have lots of small triangles on the outside.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mushrooms are an important part of the forest.

Mushrooms grow best in areas that are wet.

Tree trunks provide a great environment for mushrooms to grow.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Drums are important in jazz because they lay down the beat and keep the time.

Each instrument in jazz band has a role to play.

Guitars and horns play the melodies in jazz music.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Coral reefs face various threats.

Coral is important to the ocean.

When people fish in an area too much, it is dangerous to coral.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Visitors to Red River Gorge can see various natural land formations.

Red River Gorge has rock arches to explore.

There are great outdoor places to explore in Kentucky.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hedgehogs can be found throughout the world.

Hedgehogs can be found in Africa and Asia.

Hedgehogs build their homes a certain way.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Carrying extra school supplies can make a backpack become heavy.

Carrying a heavy backpack can cause muscle strain and loss of balance.

Carrying a heavy backpack on one shoulder may lead to bad posture.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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