Central Idea and Relevant Details

The same as central idea but for fictional text

• implicit

• explicit

• objective summary

• main idea

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Leopards are losing their homes

• The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals

• The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject

• Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals

What is the central idea of the passage?

• MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel

• MTV offers interesting videos

• Watching MTV is a great way to see musicians

• MTV is a channel that is broadcasted around the world

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

• True

• False

the most important or central thoughts unifying elements of a text

• central idea

• summarize

• cause and effect

• text structure

something important the author wants the reader to understand about the text

• detail

• central idea

• key detail

• topic

related to a subject or to something happening or being discussed

• relevant details

• cause and effect

• a brief statement of the main points in the text

• the most important or central thoughts unifying elements of a text

an important detail in the text that helps explain the main idea

• detail

• topic

• support

• key detail

to help explain, or provide evidence for, a main idea in the text

• topic

• detail

• support

• central idea

What is the central idea of a text?

• A) The main point the author wants to convey

• B) A minor detail in the text

• C) The author's writing style

• D) The setting of the story