main idea and supporting details

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What supporting detail might you find in an article about why you should eat healthy foods?

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People who eat healthy foods live longer

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

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What point is the author trying to make?

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What is the main idea of the passage?

Amanda got her surfboard out of her truck. She always loved to be the first person on the beach in the morning. Amanda paddled out to the waves and caught her first ride of the day. She loves the calm of the ocean and the feeling of riding waves. Surfing has always been Amanda's favorite sport.

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Amanda loves surfing.

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What is the main idea?

• Some animals are camouflaged to match their surroundings.
• Snow hares are white in the winter to match the snow.
• Walking Stick bugs camouflage themselves by looking like twigs.
• A Chameleon may change its color.

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Some animals are camouflaged to match their surroundings.

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Scooby-Doo ran quickly through the haunted castle. Scooby was being chased by another ghost. This ghost was the scariest ghost Scooby had ever seen. Scooby never liked Ghosts.

What is the main idea of the passage?

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Scooby-Doo is afraid of ghosts.

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What is the main idea of the passage about feeling sad?

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There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

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Lions are the main predators of giraffes. Leopards hunt for giraffes. Hyenas work in groups to catch giraffes. Giraffes have many predators.

What is the main idea?

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Giraffes have many predators.

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Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?

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A central point

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What is the main idea of the passage about Bella's birthday party?

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Bella’s birthday party

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True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

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False