Sumative Assesment Ninth Grade

the general subject that the passage is about

• Topic
• Claim
• Main Idea
• Supporting details

a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about

• Topic
• Claim
• Main Idea
• Transitional sentence

The reader should determine the main idea BEFORE reading the passage.

• True
• False

The main idea does not need supporting details.

• True
• False

Three ways to find the main idea. Look for general versus specific ideas. Use the topic to lead you to the main idea. Use key words to lead you to the main idea.

• True

• False

What is the formula for finding the main idea?

• General subject (topic) + what the author say (supporting details) = main idea

• General subject (topic) + what you say = main idea

• General subject (topic) + general point = main idea

• General point + specific point = main idea

These connect directly back to the central/main idea.

• Sentences

• Paragraphs

• Supporting Details

• Summaries

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

• The mddle of a text.

• The end of a text.

• The beginning of a text.

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

• Title
• Headings
• Pictures
• All of these

Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other.This paragraph mainly tells:

• how dolphins talk to people
• how smart dolphins are 
• how dolpins are different from fish
• which scientists are studying languages