Complete these activities to practice using textual evidence to recognize elements of the narrative arc and to determine the central idea of a text.

Question

Question
A topic and a central idea are not the same thing. Remember, a topic is the subject of the text, and the central idea is the main idea, or message, of the text.

Which statements are central ideas?

Select each correct answer.

Responses

Fear reveals what humans value

Fear reveals what humans value,

Anxiety about the future

Anxiety about the future,

Some bonds are stronger than family

Some bonds are stronger than family,

Analysis of salaries in athletics

Analysis of salaries in athletics,

Basketball players are overpaid

Basketball players are overpaid,

Family relationships

Family relationships,

Answer 1

The central ideas are:
- Fear reveals what humans value
- Anxiety about the future
- Some bonds are stronger than family
- Basketball players are overpaid
- Family relationships