The Central Idea Of This Paragraph Is That

Question: How does the first paragraph of the Dark Game best support

the central idea that the civil war was a lonh war?

Answer: It shares the detail that thr war lasted four years

Question: A good summary of an informational text must

Answer: State, in student’s own words, only the most important ideas

Question: Which best completes the summary of the first paragraph of the Dark Games?

Answer: The fighting lasted four years

Question: The central idea of this paragraph is that-

(To assume that the intelligence reached the commanders as quickly as possible-)

Answer: Van Lew used multiple messages to get her information across

Question: What is the best summary of this paragraph?

(Another thing that changed very little in the years between the wars-)

Answer: Most espionage during the civil war was fieldwork that included observations, scouting, and interrogations of prisoners.

Question: How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? (But Elizabeth wanted to do more than simply minister)

Answer: It explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy.

Question: In the rest of text, how does the author develop this central idea that women were involved in espionage during the civil war?

Answer: By discussing the example of a woman spy

Question: In the Dark Games, how does the author develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew was a spymaster during the civil war?

Answer: By including details about the work that Van Lew did.

Question: Which detail belongs in a good summary of this paragraph? (But Elizabeth wanted to do more than simply-)

Answer: Elizabeth wanted to help put the nation back together.

Question: How does this excerpt develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew helped expand the role of women in society? Check all that apply. (She became a master spy)

Answer: -It states how Van Lew acted as an important leader and manager at a time when women were generally discouraged from talking on those roles

-It shows that Van Lew was dedicated to a cause outside of her family and worked hard for her beliefs.