Central Idea
This is the big idea or main point that the author wants you to remember after reading.
What is the central idea?
This word describes someone who feels they have no other choice and will try anything to solve a problem.
What is desperate?
In what city and state does the author live?
What is Harlem, New York?
This type of noun names any person, place, or thing in general, like “city” or “dog.”
What is a common noun?
If a character in a story is shivering, wearing a coat, and rubbing their hands together, you can infer that this is happening.
What is it is cold?
When you look for the central idea, you should pay attention to these—important facts or examples that support the main point.
What are supporting details?
When I say to you, “You can do it!” and you start to believe in yourself, you have been?
What is encouraged?
Walter often plays basketball and stoop-ball instead of doing this activity that he secretly loves.
What is reading books / writing poems?
This type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing and always starts with a capital letter, like “Sarah” or “Paris.”
What is a proper noun?
A student in a story keeps glancing at the clock and tapping their pencil. You can infer that the student is feeling this.
What is bored or anxious?
Read this short paragraph:
"Liam loves basketball. He practices free throws every night and studies his favorite players online so he can improve."
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
What is “Liam works hard to get better at basketball”?
This word means a secret hiding place—or the stuff that’s hidden there, like a squirrel’s acorns!
What is cache?
When Walter and his friends pass the girls’ gym class, the girls are doing this and Walter is surprised because he also enjoyed it.
What is dancing / stretching exercises?
To show that something belongs to someone, you add an apostrophe and an “s” to a noun. For example, “the cat’s toy” shows that the toy belongs to the cat. This is called a what?
What is a possessive noun?
In the sentence, “The kitten was ferocious, clawing at the furniture and hissing,” the word “ferocious” most likely means this.
What is fierce or aggressive?
The title of a text can give you a big hint about the central idea. What should you ask yourself when using the title to figure it out?
What is “What does the title tell me the text will mostly be about?”
It’s the opposite of a virtue—something people do that’s wrong or bad, like lying or being greedy.
What is vice?
This is the stage of life when Walter narrates the events in the short story.
What is elementary school / a young boy?
Fix the mistake in this sentence: “she dont like The ice cream becuz it taste wierd.”
What is “She doesn’t like ice cream the ice cream because it tastes weird”?
In the sentence, “She was elated when she won the spelling bee,” the word “elated” most likely means this.
What is very happy or excited?
Two articles talk about recycling. One explains why it’s important, and the other tells how people can recycle more. How could you figure out and compare the central ideas of both?
What is finding the main message in each article and seeing how they both connect to the topic of recycling?
The scientist’s results did this with the earlier experiment—they matched and agreed perfectly.
What is corresponded?
At the end of the short story, Myers decides to do what with his interests? Why did he feel the need to do this?
What is keeping his interests hidden? He does this because of societal norms during this time period.
Correct this sentence: “my brothers room is very messy and he dont clean it. i tryed to help Him clean it because i dont wont him to get in trouble”
What is "My brother's room is very messy and he doesn't clean it. I tried to help him clean it because I don't want him to get in trouble."
If a story says, “He tiptoed across the creaky floor and held his breath when he opened the door,” you can infer that the character is feeling this.
What is nervous or scared?