Central Idea and Theme
The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...
A. Supporting details
B. The reader's opinion
C. Reliable authors
D. Concluding sentences
What is Supporting Details
A statement made and supported by evidence
What is an Argument?
In the text," It's What's Outside that Count," Which quotation from the text conveys the author’s point of view?
A “People in the food packaging industry are working to develop products that extend shelf life.” (paragraph 4)
B “Many food packages in your grocery store are designed to fix the exposure-to-air issue.” (paragraph 11)
C “Ethylene gas also causes problems in produce.” (paragraph 14)
D “While packaging can help reduce food waste, the industry also needs to consider the environmental impact of the packaging itself.” (paragraph 15)
D “While packaging can help reduce food waste, the industry also needs to consider the environmental impact of the packaging itself.” (paragraph 15)
The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sound in words that are close together.
What is alliteration?
How is the topic of the environment treated differently in the two texts about waste?
A “Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Waste” reveals that food waste statistics vary from city to city across the United States, but “It’s What’s Outside that Counts” expresses concern that the overall amount of food waste for the country is the bigger problem.
B “Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Waste” implies that reducing the amount of food purchased by families each month will dramatically improve the negative effects of food waste on the environment, and “It’s What’s Outside that Counts” urges communities to make more strategic changes.
C “Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Waste” states an environmental goal to be achieved by cutting down on food waste, and “It’s What’s Outside that Counts” explains the ways in which food storage contributes to environmental decline.
D “Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Waste” emphasizes that sustainable change takes time to catch on in communities, but “It’s What’s Outside that Counts” expresses that the environment is not impacted by food waste because food is naturally occurring.
C “Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Waste” states an environmental goal to be achieved by cutting down on food waste, and “It’s What’s Outside that Counts” explains the ways in which food storage contributes to environmental decline
1. Which is a central idea of the text?
A. Though solutions to food waste have been suggested by experts in the past, Americans have been unwilling to enact those suggestions.
B. Experts on food waste have effective solutions planned, but they lack the funding needed to implement them on a broad scale.
C. Though it is widely accepted that food waste is a significant issue, more information about the food that is thrown away is required to create viable solutions.
D. Food waste is an issue limited to families living in major American cities, so research efforts are focused on those people.
C. Though it is widely accepted that food waste is a significant issue, more information about the food that is thrown away is required to create viable solutions.
Examine in detail.
What is Analyze?
Which quotation from “It’s What’s Outside that Counts” also supports the idea that packaging plays an important role in decreasing food waste?
C “He says, ‘All food packaging is designed to market, explain the contents, protect the quality, and ensure the safety of the product.’ When that packaging keeps food safe and appealing for a longer time, less waste occurs.” (paragraph 5)
The feelings and associations that a word suggests
What is connotation?
17. Which statement is a theme of the poem?
A Although it is important, the truth is often too dangerous.
B Truth is powerful, but only the morally corrupt must fear it.
C Only a strong person can get the truth out of people.
D Birds remain more faithful to the truth than most people do.
B Truth is powerful, but only the morally corrupt must fear it.
Explain the difference between Central Idea and Theme?
Central idea lets the reader know what the text is mainly about. Theme teaches a lesson or moral. Central Idea can only be used for that particular text while theme can be used universal.
Way of thinking about or viewing something.
What is attitude?
. Which claim does the author make in paragraphs 5-6 from the text, "“Driving Change: The All-Female Garage Shifting Attitudes in Northern Nigeria”
A The goal of the program extends beyond teaching women how to fix cars to female empowerment.
B The training the women receive enables them to fix even the most complex car problems.
C The structure of the training program incorporates cutting-edge ideas and technology from around the world.
D The female mechanics receive better training than many of their male counterparts.
A The goal of the program extends beyond teaching women how to fix cars to female empowerment.
The series of related events that make up a story including the introduction, exposition, conflict, complications, climax, and resolution.
What is plot?
How does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view?
A by including dialogue to express the speaker’s fear of the falcon
B by giving a backstory to explain why the speaker wants to help the falcon
C by explaining the speaker’s reasons for seeking the falcon
D by using descriptive language to convey the speaker’s respect for the falcon
D by using descriptive language to convey the speaker’s respect for the falcon
17. Which statement is a theme of the poem?
A Although it is important, the truth is often too dangerous.
B Truth is powerful, but only the morally corrupt must fear it.
C Only a strong person can get the truth out of people.
D Birds remain more faithful to the truth than most people do
B. Truth is powerful, but only the morally corrupt must fear it.
The most important idea expressed in a paragraph or in an essay
What is Main Idea?
What can the reader infer about the women participating in the mechanic apprentice program?
A They have grown up working on cars.
B They face backlash from their communities.
C They are intelligent and ambitious.
dD They are bonded together as lifelong friends
C They are intelligent and ambitious.
Prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places without changing any facts.
What is nonfiction?
8. How does the structure of paragraph 1 contribute to a central idea?
A by using cause and effect to provide background on the issue of food waste
B by using narration to share personal experiences with excessive food waste
C by using problem and solution to introduce ideas about how to reduce food waste
D by using facts and statistics to highlight the severity of food waste
D by using facts and statistics to highlight the severity of food waste
Which quotation supports the answer to Part A? A “I know a falcon swift and peerless As e’er was cradled in the pine; No bird had ever eye so fearless,” (lines 1-3)
B “The winds not better love to pilot A cloud with molten gold o’errun, Than him, a little burning islet,” (lines 5-7)
C “By a glorious, upward instinct drawn; No bee nestles deeper in the flower Than he in the bursting rose of dawn.” (lines 10-12)
D “Let fraud and wrong and baseness shiver, For still between them and the sky The falcon Truth hangs poised forever” (lines 17-19)
D “Let fraud and wrong and baseness shiver, For still between them and the sky The falcon Truth hangs poised forever” (lines 17-19)
Clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
What is explicit?
How does the phrase “By a glorious, upward instinct drawn” in line 10 affect the meaning of the poem?
It explains that the falcon is a skilled hunter.
B It implies that truth rises above all.
C It describes the speaker’s motivations.
D It shows what happens to dishonest people
B It implies that truth rises above all.
The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words close together in a poem.
What is Rhyme?
a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________
What is analogy