Main Idea and Supporting Details Review

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What supports the main idea?

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supporting details

Front

The ________ consists of only one or two words.

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topic

Front

The ___________ is a sentence in a passage that STATES the main idea.

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topic sentence

Front

What is the statement that tells what the passage is mostly about?

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main idea

Front

Read the passage above. Then read the following sentence: Sweat is composed of water and salt.

This sentence describes the _________.

Options:

topic

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topic sentence

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main idea

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supporting detail

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supporting detail

Front

Read the passage above. Then read the following sentence: It's body odor, and science can explain why we all have it.

This sentence describes the _________.

Options:

topic

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topic sentence

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main idea

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supporting detail

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topic sentence

Front

Read the passage above. Then read the following sentence: Body odor is a smelly problem that happens to all of us.

This sentence describes the _________.

Options: topic, topic sentence, main idea, supporting detail

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main idea

Front

Read the passage above. Then read the following:

body odor

This describes the _________.

Options: topic, topic sentence, main idea, supporting detail

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topic

Front

Additional fluid comes from the apocrine gland, a sweat gland.

This describes the _________.

Options: topic, topic sentence, main idea, supporting detail

Back

supporting detail

Front

What is the main idea of the passage? Options:

Throughout history, people have looked for ways to curb their body odor.

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Taking baths is fun.

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The Romans build fancy bathhouses.

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Throughout history, people have looked for ways to curb their body odor.