Short Quiz in English 8 Generate ideas and their relationships

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

Emma desperately wanted the silky baby blue scarf that stared back at her from the shop window. When Mrs. Marple called to ask her to babysit, Emma knew this was her chance to earn the money to buy the scarf. After babysitting, Emma counted out her cash. She had enough to buy the scarf! The next afternoon, she raced to the store and bought the scarf, the perfect gift for her Mom! What's the main idea of this passage?

Texting is the preferred method of communication for most teens 12-17. In fact, the number of texts sent daily increases with age. Twelve year olds typically send 20 text messages per day, most often just to "say hi'". That number increases to 50 messages per day, on average, for teens 14-17 years old. Girls in the 14-17 age group average over 3,000 texts per week. Given these facts, it's no wonder unlimited texting is a a must-have with a teen in the house. What is the topic of this paragraph?

First, there has to be wet, packable snow. If you have six or more inches on the ground, you're in great shape to start rolling. With gloves on to keep fingers warm, make a solid ball with the snow. Begin rolling across the yard, collecting snow and patting it into a larger ball as you go. Once you've rolled and packed a ball as large as a boulder, that's your snowman's base. You'll do this two more times to make the middle and head. Pretty soon, your snowman is ready to be dressed in its Snow Day best. Pick the best title for this passage.