Finding Central Ideas
"What is the central idea of paragraph 3?"
What is asking me to find the main point or topic of that paragraph?
Underline the sentence in paragraph 1 that uses personification to describe something.
What is asking me to find an example of giving human traits to non-human things in paragraph 1.
Based on the details in the passage, what can the reader infer about the author?
What is asking me to make a conclusion using clues from the text?
What key event inspired the author to write this passage?
What is asking me to identify an important event that motivated the author?
In paragraph 2, the second syllable in the word landscape has the same vowel sound as the—"
What is asking me to match the vowel sound the second syllable of a word with another word?
"What sentence from paragraph 3 best supports the answer to Part A?"
What is asking me to find a quote or evidence that matches my central idea?
In paragraph 3, when the author states that working for the land trust has opened her eyes, she means that—
What is asking me to understand what a figurative language "open her eyes" means in the story?
Underline the sentence from paragraph 4 that best supports the answer to Part A.
What is asking me to locate evidence that backs up my inferencein part A.
Which sentence from the passage best describes how the author feels about the event identified in Part A
What is asking me to find a sentence that explains the author’s emotions?
In paragraph 4, the first syllable in useful has the same vowel sound as-
What is asking me to compare the vowel sound of a word part to another word?
Choose two sentences below in a summary of how land trusts work, based on the passage.
What is asking me to identify the most important details that explain the topic (land trusts)
What type of figurative language is used in 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
What is asking me to identify the type of figurative language, such as personification?
What can the reader infer about the author's perspective on nature conservation?
What is asking me to use text clues to determine the author’s views or feelings?
Summarize the main steps described in the passage for protecting land.
What is asking me to condense the important details into a few sentences?
What does the word vibrant suggest about the area described in the passage?
What is asking me to analyze how the word indicates energy or bright colors?
What is the central idea of the entire passage?
What is asking me to determine the main point or purpose of the whole text?
What does the simile 'as quiet as a mouse' mean in paragraph 4?
What is asking me to explain the comparison and what it means in paragraph 4
Based on the ending of the passage, what can the reader predict will happen next?
What is asking me to make an educated guess about future events in the text?
How does the author’s experience contribute to the passage’s summary?
What is asking me to include the author’s role or insights in the summary?
How does the use of the word abandoned in paragraph 2 set the tone?
What is asking me to explain how the word contributes to the mood or atmosphere?
Which detail from paragraph 2 supports the central idea of the passage?
What is asking me to locate a specific detail that reinforces the main idea?
What does the word restore mean in the context of the author’s work?
What is asking me to explain how the word reflects the process of bringing something back to its original condition?
How does the word gravel pit help describe a feature of the land in the passage?
What is asking me to identify the meaning of the term and how it relates to the land?
What does the word lowlands mean in the context of the area described in the passage?
What is asking me to describe the meaning of the word and its connection to the passage?
What does the word restore mean in the context of the author’s work?
What is bringing something back to its original or natural condition?