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Quiz by Alisa Quintana

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9 questions
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  • Q1
    How can summarizing help you find the main idea?
    It focuses only on details
    It allows you to condense the text into key points
    It tells you which words to ignore
    It requires you to memorize the text
    30s
  • Q2
    What might a strong main idea do for the reader?
    It provides a clear focus and direction for understanding the text
    It makes the text longer
    It confuses the reader
    It introduces more characters
    30s
  • Q3
    Why is identifying the main idea important when reading?
    It helps you understand the overall message of the text
    It allows you to memorize every word
    It makes the reading time shorter
    It lets you skip to the end of the text
    30s
  • Q4
    What should you do if a paragraph has a main idea but does not say it directly?
    Skip reading the paragraph
    Guess what the author means
    Look for clues in the details and examples provided
    Only read the first sentence
    30s
  • Q5
    What can help you identify the main idea of a nonfiction text?
    The author's name at the beginning
    The illustrations and photos
    The page numbers in the table of contents
    The headings and subheadings that organize the information
    30s
  • Q6
    How can you find the main idea of a story?
    By looking at the title and the first and last sentences
    By counting the number of characters
    By reading only the dialogue
    By finding the longest sentence
    30s
  • Q7
    What is often included to support the main idea in a text?
    Examples and details that explain the main point
    Titles of books
    Page numbers
    Pictures in the text
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the main idea of a paragraph?
    The number of sentences in the paragraph
    The order of events described in the paragraph
    The names of people mentioned in the paragraph
    The most important point that the paragraph discusses
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the main idea of a story?
    The setting of the story
    The names of the characters
    What happens at the end
    The main point or message the author wants to share
    30s

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