Question

When determining a CENTRAL IDEA of a passage, the reader should first consider...

the illustrations


the dialogue


the length of the passage


the subject or topic

Answer 1

The subject or topic will be the answer.

Answer 2

The subject or Topic

Step-by-step explanation:

The illustrations are the to visually aid the subject or topic.

The length of the passage doesn't matter compared to the other options.

The dialogue is about the subject or topic.

So I would say that the subject or topic is where readers should go to find the central idea