What is a "central idea" of a text?

Select one:

A summary of what the text is about

A life lesson learned from the text

A big idea or moral taught by the text.

A specific detail in the text

Which of the following did NOT trade in salt? a. Axum c. Mali b. Ghana d. Songhai

What theme is best supported by this passage from My Antonia? "The country girls were considered a menace to the social order. Their beauty shone out too boldly against a conventional background. But anxious mothers need have felt no alarm.

Why is Gatsby so concerned with what Nick's opinion of him is?

Read this stanza from "The Rainy Day": My life is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past, But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary.

Can you think of other scandals in sports or politics that are similar to the White Sox story in any way?

What are three characteristics that differentiate the literature of American romanticism from the literature of early America and the colonial period?

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Who is the protagonist of your narrative? The boy in the stripe pajamas

This method of structuring text focuses on defining an issue, then gives a possible remedy for the issue.

Which strategy is best used when listening to a poem being read aloud? (A) Write down key words as you hear them. (B) Summarize each stanza as it is read. (C) Count the beats silently as each line is read.