Jeopardy review game: Identifying Key Details

$100: This summarizes what a text is mostly about. What is the main idea?

• The main idea is the central point or message of a text.

• The main idea is a detailed description of a text.

• The main idea is a list of characters in a text.

• The main idea is the setting of a text.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

$200: Another term for the 'central point' of a passage. What is the main idea?

• Thesis

• Summary

• Main Idea

• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

$300: The main idea is often found in this part of a paragraph.

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Topic sentence

• Supporting details

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

$400: This type of detail supports and clarifies the main idea.

• What are supporting details?

• What is a main idea?

• What is a conclusion?

• What is a summary?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

$500: This tool in non-fiction can help you identify the main idea by highlighting key ideas.

• What is a heading?

• What is a summary?

• What is a glossary?

• What is an index?

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

$100: These provide evidence or examples that back up the main idea.

• What are supporting details?

• What is a thesis statement?

• What is a conclusion?

• What is a topic sentence?

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

$200: In a text, this is the purpose of the details.

• To entertain the reader

• To support or explain the main idea

• To confuse the reader

• To provide irrelevant information

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

$300: These types of details specifically answer questions like who, what, when, where, and why.

• What are factual details?

• What are fictional details?

• What are hypothetical details?

• What are speculative details?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

True or False: Supporting details are not necessary for understanding the main idea. What is false?

• Supporting details are necessary for understanding the main idea.

• Supporting details are not necessary for understanding the main idea.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

This is a method used to identify supporting details in a text. What is highlighting or underlining?

• highlighting or underlining

• skimming

• summarizing

• paraphrasing

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10