Main Ideas and Central Message from the Stories

Quiz
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
+22
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When reading, what is the first question you need to ask yourself?
What is the text about?
What am I doing?
What does the author want me to know about the topic?
What is the title of the text?
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When reading, what is the second question you need to ask yourself?
What does the author want me to know about the topic?
What is this writing about?
What is the title of the text?
How long do I have to read?
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This is what you look for when trying to determine the central/main idea.
Clues, hints, and evidence.
Patterns, repeated words, phrases, or related ideas.
The bibliography
The table of contents
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
These connect directly back to the central/main idea.
Sentences
Paragraphs
Supporting Details
Summaries
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Habit 2, Begin with the End in Mind, means developing a clear picture of where you want to go with your life. It means deciding what your values are and setting goals. Habit 1 says you are the driver of your life, not the passenger. Habit 2 says, since you’re the driver, decide where you want to go and draw up a map to get there.
You are the driver of your life, not the passenger.
Since you are the driver, decide where you want to go and draw up a map to get there.
Decide on your values and set goals.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of the following text?
The paths you choose today can shape you forever. It’s both frightening and exciting that we have to make so many vital decisions when we’re so young and full of hormones, but such is life. Imagine an eighty-foot rope stretched out before you. Each foot represents one year of your life. Teenagehood is only seven years, such a short span of rope, but those seven affect the remaining sixty-one, for good or bad, in such a powerful way.
It is both frightening and exciting that you have to make so many vital decisions.
Life is short like an eighty-foot rope.
The paths you choose today can shape you forever.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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