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Theme, Main Idea, and Summary
Theme, Main Idea, and Summary
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Main Idea and Reading Strategies
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What are details?
The author's essential message
What the passage is mainly about
The author's feelings about the topic
The pieces of information that support the main idea
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The _______ are those that strongly support the main idea
the author's biases
the author's themes
most important details
tone words
3
Which of these is a theme?
One man is old, and the other is young.
The man and his dad are happy to be on vacation.
I love cookies.
Never judge a person by their appearance
4
A theme of The Tortoise and the Hare is "Slow and steady wins the race."
False
True
5
The theme of The Tortoise and the Hare story is that Hares are lazy.
True
False
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Which is these is a summary of a nonfiction text?
In the article, United Nations, the author says people work together.
United Nations
Dogs are cute!
The flags represent the countries in the UN.
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What is the main idea?
What the text is mainly about
The author's essential message
The author's feelings towards the subject
The details that give the text structure
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The Main Idea is
A copy of the story.
A paragraph telling beginning, middle and end.
Usually just one sentence or so.
All of the details of the story.
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A fiction summary is...
A few sentences that tell the beginning, middle and end.
Your opinion about the story.
Something you copy from the book.
One sentence long.
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To find the main idea, after you finish reading you should ___________.
Think about what the passage is mostly about
Underline the main characters
Re-read the whole passage
Attempt to determine the point of view
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A summary of a fiction story includes the main characters, the most important events, and ____
the conflict
the theme
the setting
the exposition
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Somebody Wanted But So Then is a good formula for writing a fiction summary.
False
True
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The theme of a story is
A main idea that is clearly stated in the passage
How the author feels towards the subject
The lesson that the author is trying to teach you
A main idea that is suggested by the details in a passage
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Which of these is a main idea of a nonfiction text?
I like chocolate milk.
Zebras are native to Africa, and spend much of their days grazing.
Jeb wanted to remove his stripes, but they were stuck, so he rolled in mud.
Zebras are cool!
