APPLICATION
The most important idea in a text
What is main idea?
This is a conclusion based on clues and evidence from the text.
What is an inference?
This type of figurative language compares using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This Italian food is round, cheesy, and often has pepperoni.
What is pizza?
This text feature is a title for a section of a text.
What is a heading?
This is the question you ask to find the main idea: “_____?”
What is “What is this mostly about?”
This is what you can conclude if someone brings an umbrella and boots.
What is it might rain?
This type of figurative language gives human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
This is the correct verb form in the sentence: “She _____ fast.”
What is runs?
This text feature shows information in rows and columns.
What is a chart or table?
This is what you have when you choose a detail instead of the main idea.
What is a supporting detail?
This is what makes an inference strong and reliable.
What is text evidence?
This is the purpose of saying “My backpack weighs a ton.”
What is exaggeration (hyperbole)?
This is the adjective in the sentence: “The bright sun shined.”
What is bright?
This text feature explains what is happening in a picture.
What is a caption?
This is the best main idea for a passage about bees helping plants grow and produce food.
What is “Bees help plants grow and produce food”?
This is how a person likely feels if they cross their arms and avoid eye contact.
What is uncomfortable or upset?
This is the meaning of the metaphor “The classroom was a zoo.”
What is loud and chaotic?
This is the correct subject pronoun in the sentence: “_____ went to the store.”
What is she?
This is why authors bold important words in a text.
What is to highlight key ideas or vocabulary?
This is the best way to justify a main idea using the text.
What is using key details from the entire passage?
This animated movie features a snowman named Olaf.
What is Frozen?
This is why authors use figurative language in writing.
What is to create vivid imagery and deeper meaning?
This is the error in the sentence: “Him and me went to the park.”
What is incorrect subject pronouns?
This is how headings, charts, and bold words help the reader.
What is organizing and clarifying important information?