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The Growth of Frogs

(1) Frogs change as they grow. (2) They begin as eggs. (3) A frog egg looks like a tiny black dot in jelly. (4) In time, a frog egg changes into a tadpole. (5) A tadpole has a tail. (6) It breathes underwater and has gills like a fish. (7) Later, the tadpole develops legs and its tail gets shorter. (8) It grows lungs to replace its gills. (9) The tadpole is now a frog that can live on land!

What is the central idea of the paragraph?

Frogs are a type of animal.

A tadpole is a baby frog.

Frogs begin their lives as eggs.

Frogs change as they grow.

Sick Day

Ben picked up a book and started to read. After a few minutes, he closed the book with a sigh. Then he turned on the television. Ben flipped through a dozen channels, but he couldn't find anything to look at. His lunch sat on the table by his bed. He wasn't even hungry. Ben had to admit that staying home sick was boring.

What is the central idea of the paragraph?

Ben doesn't feel like eating.

Ben likes to read when he is sick.

Staying home sick can be boring.

There is nothing on television during the day.

What is the DIFFERENCE between a central idea and a main idea?

A central idea happens in the CENTER of the story, but the main idea is the overall idea.

There is no difference. They are the same thing. 

A central idea is the LESSON the reader or character learns in the story, and the main idea is one sentence that sums up the story. 

The central idea happens in a fiction text, but the main idea happens in a nonfiction text. 

Central message and central idea are the same thing.

True

False

The Growth of Frogs

(1) Frogs change as they grow. (2) They begin as eggs. (3) A frog egg looks like a tiny black dot in jelly. (4) In time, a frog egg changes into a tadpole. (5) A tadpole has a tail. (6) It breathes underwater and has gills like a fish. (7) Later, the tadpole develops legs and its tail gets shorter. (8) It grows lungs to replace its gills. (9) The tadpole is now a frog that can live on land!

What is the central idea of the paragraph?

Frogs are a type of animal.

A tadpole is a baby frog.

Frogs begin their lives as eggs.

Frogs change as they grow.

Sick Day

Ben picked up a book and started to read. After a few minutes, he closed the book with a sigh. Then he turned on the television. Ben flipped through a dozen channels, but he couldn't find anything to look at. His lunch sat on the table by his bed. He wasn't even hungry. Ben had to admit that staying home sick was boring.

What is the central idea of the paragraph?

Ben doesn't feel like eating.

Ben likes to read when he is sick.

Staying home sick can be boring.

There is nothing on television during the day.

What is the DIFFERENCE between a central idea and a main idea? 

A central idea happens in the CENTER of the story, but the main idea is the overall idea.

There is no difference. They are the same thing. 

A central idea is the LESSON the reader or character learns in the story, and the main idea is one sentence that sums up the story. 

The central idea happens in a fiction text, but the main idea happens in a nonfiction text. 

Central message and central idea are the same thing. 

True

False