CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is central idea?
A
It is the point the author most wants the readers to learn or know about the text.
B
It is the message the author is trying to say that a reader takes away from the text.
C
It tells us what the story is mostly about.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main idea of a paragraph is the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic. Hence, in a paragraph, when the main idea is stated directly, it is expressed in what is called the topic sentence.

Detailed explanation-2: -The central idea is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story. The central idea can be best described as the dominant impression or the universal, generic truth found in the story.

Detailed explanation-3: -CENTRAL IDEA refers to what the text is mainly about. Central idea is NOT the topic of the text. Central idea can most often be stated in one sentence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Central idea is the main point the author wants you to remember and theme is the moral or lesson you learn from the story. The central idea tells the lesson or moral of the text. The theme is the main topic or focus of the text.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term theme can be defined as the underlying meaning of a story. It is the message the writer is trying to convey through the story. Often the theme of a story is a broad message about life. The theme of a story is important because a story’s theme is part of the reason why the author wrote the story.

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