Main Idea Masters
What is a central idea?
The most important point of a text.
What is text evidence?
Information from the text that proves your answer is correct.
What are context clues?
Hints in the text that help you understand the words.
Fix this:
i like pizza.
I like pizza
What does R stands for?
Restate
A paragraph is mostly about how exercise keeps you healthy. What is the central idea?
Exercise is important for staying healthy.
Which one is an example of textual evidence:
A) I think it's sad
B) The text says "he cried."
B) The text says "he cried."
If the character is "furious," how do they feel?
Very angry
What punctuation ends the question?
? question mark
What does A stands for?
Answer.
What is NOT a central idea?
A) Big idea
B) Small detail
C) Main point
B) Small detail
Why do we use quotation marks?
To show exact words from the text.
What is a synonym?
Different words with the same meaning.
Fix this:
She go to school yesterday.
She went to school yesterday.
What does C stand for?
Cite
If details are about dogs needing food, water, and love, what is the central idea?
Dogs need care to live.
What does "cite evidence" mean?
Use proof from the text.
What are the antonyms?
Words with the opposite meaning.
Which is correct?
A) He runs fast.
B) He run fast.
A) He runs fast
What does E stand for?
Explain
Why is the central idea important?
It helps us understand the whole text.
Give one example of a sentence starter for citing evidence.
The text states...
According to the text...
What is an antonym of the word "happy"?
Sad
What is a noun?
Person, place, or thing.
What is the RACE strategy used for?
To answer the short-constructed response questions.