Question

What is a central idea?

A. What the text is mostly about; what an author is trying to convey.
B. By analyzing supporting details you can find the central idea.
C. The idea of a supporting argument.
D. The idea is at the center of the text.

Answer 1

A. What the text is mostly about; what an author is trying to convey.

The central idea is the main point or theme that a text is focused on and what the author is trying to convey to the reader. It encapsulates the core message or purpose of the text.