Main Idea

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MAIN IDEA of a story tells the reader:

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The most important idea about a topic or story.

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A dinosaur's brain weighed as much as 3 pencils, its body 10 tons, and it was over 20 feet long. It wasn't very bright.

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One dinosaur's brain.

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Main topic of the book cover?

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cars, trains, planes

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Key detail from the book cover:

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Dolphins live in the ocean.

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Main idea of the passage: Backwards day at school with students doing things backwards.

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Students had backwards day.

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Main idea about animals in water: not all are fish; includes amphibians like frogs, mammals like whales, and some snakes.

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Which animals live in water

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Main idea about wild horses: 13,000 exist, mostly in Southwest highlands, struggle for food in winter due to snow covering grass and bushes, and their numbers decline yearly.

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What is happening to our wild horses

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Main idea: An octopus waits for fish to swim by and uses its long arm to catch them for food.

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How an octopus gets its food

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Mary has a new pet, a soft and cuddly kitten that sleeps a lot. She plays with it when awake and always remembers to feed it.

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Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

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Main idea about beach activities.

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Many fun things to do at the beach.