Central Idea

What is central idea?

• What the author's opinion is

• What happens at the end of the story

• What the text is mostly about

• Whatever you want it to be

The sentences that support the central idea are called​​ ​ (a)  

• main idea supporters
• sentences
• statements
• details

What is the central idea of the story?

• Elephants have very large ears.

• Elephants are very large.

• Elephants are dangerous.

• Elephants use their trunks in many different ways.

What is the central idea of the passage?

• more planets need to be discovered

• satellites take pictures for us

• space is a mysterious place

• none of these

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Bats are mammals.

• Bats can fly.

• Bats have fur.

• Bats are cool.