Central Idea
Comprehension
Making Inferences
Comprehension
Theme
100
The definition of central idea
The focus of a text or what a text is mostly about.
100
Who is Algernon?
What is a mouse
100
Make an inference about Where this is: I sat in my seat excitedly watching the man swing from pole to pole. Far under him 2 elephants carried ladies with feathers in their hair. I ate my popcorn as I watched 8 clowns pile out of a tiny car.
What is the circus?
100
Who is Joe Carp and Frank Reilly?
What is Charlie's coworkers
100
The definition of theme.
The theme of a story is the lesson or moral that applies to the real world.
200
Central Idea is found in what kind of text?
What is non-fiction?
200
What were the two doctors names who operated on Charlie?
What is Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur
200
Make an inference about who this person? Today has been very busy. I replaced a knee and set a broken arm into a cast. Now, I am examining a patient with a sore leg. He may need some medicine. Later, I take off my white coat and stethoscope and relax.
Who is a doctor?
200
Why does Charlie agree to have the operation?
What is he wants to be smart and know things that other people know.
200
What does the phrase, "Theme is implied" mean?
You have to use evidence from the text or context clues to find the answer (read between the lines).
300
How do you find the central idea of a text?
Find the main idea of each paragraph or section of an article and then figure out the topic that each main idea discusses.
300
Who regrets allowing Charlie to receive the operation?
What is Miss Kinnian
300
Jaclyn was so excited about playing Fern in Charlotte's Web! However, when she woke up, she felt weak and her nose was runny. Her forehead felt warm and she was really tired. "Uh Oh!" she thought.
What is sick?
300
What does Charlie see when he takes the first ink blot test?
What is he cannot see anything besides the ink.
300
Theme or Nah (and WHY): Cheryl went to the store and bought some candy.
No because this is a summary and not a lesson or moral that applies to the real world.
400
Use the following main ideas to find the central idea: 1. Fetty Wap is blind in one eye, therefore his vision issues make it very dangerous for him to drive. 2. Fetty Wap is a famous rapper, and he should have hired someone to drive him around in case something happened to him. 3. Fetty Wap was driving the motorcycle at night, which is dangerous because the sun is not out.
What is: Fetty Wap should not have been driving a motorcycle.
400
What is a Rorschach Test?
What is an ink blot test.
400
The platypus is a different looking animal that lives in the rivers and coastal regions of Eastern Australia. It is a furry mammal, but it lays eggs. It lives near the water and uses its webbed feet to swim. Its nose resembles a duck’s bill which helps it as it gathers food such as shrimp. When the platypus swims underwater it closes both its eyes and ears.
The Author's Purpose is to inform.
400
What makes Charlie sad when he takes Miss Kinnian out for dinner? (What did he realize will soon happen)
What is he will leave her behind intellectually
400
Theme or Nah (and WHY?): Don't judge a book by its cover.
Theme because it's a lesson that you can apply to the real world.
500
(3 minutes) Create 3 main ideas to support the following central idea: Wilson Charter School should have vending machines for students to use.
See Ms. Beamon.
500
How was Algernon becoming uncooperative and disturbed foreshadowing in Flowers for Algernon?
What is the same thing will eventually happen to Charlie.
500
Cell phones should not be used in public places. They annoy people who are close to the person using the cell phone. Cell phones often ring at inappropriate times. Often the person on the phone speaks too loudly. They can disrupt other people’s conversations. If people need to make phone calls in public, they should excuse themselves and go outside.
What is to persuade?
500
Name two different sub plots in the story. Hint: reread the definition of sub plot.
What is see Mrs. Dahlkamp for multiple answers
500
Theme or Nah (and WHY): Cheryl went to the store and bought some candy. She ate the candy very quickly before dinner because she didn't want her mother to know that she was eating candy. She became very sick with a stomachache all night, and she said to herself, "I will never eat candy this fast again."
No because this is a summary. Though it includes a lesson, it is not the lesson itself.
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