Randy is trying to determine the central idea of an informational text. what question should he ask himself? a.) where does the text take place? b.)what is the main message of the text? c.) what is the author’s attitude toward his or her topic? d.)what examples of the topic does the author include?

Hey there! Let's get this question answered! 

First, let's go over your question to find what we're looking for. 

Randy is trying to determine the central idea of an informational text. What question should he ask himself?

The bolded words are what we are looking for. This question is asking us, "In order to find the central(main) idea of an informational text, what should be asked in order to find it?" 

Now that we know that let's read over the answer choices! Remember we are looking for the central(main idea) for an INFORMATIONAL TEXT! 

A.) Where does the text take place?
-Though this is informational, I don't see what this has to do with the main idea of the text. This is incorrect. 
B.)What is the main message of the text?
-This is asking what the main message of the text is. Which, sounds an awful lot like what we are looking for. This is your answer! 

C.)What is the author’s attitude toward his or her topic?
-Emotion of the text should not matter here, since we are looking for the central idea of an informational text so C is incorrect. 

D.)What examples of the topic does the author include?
-Why would we need examples when trying to determine the central idea? This is incorrect. 

Your answer is B!