main ideas and key details

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What is the main idea of the paragraph about King Midas?
Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.

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King Midas loved gold.

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea of an article?

Back

What point is the author trying to make?

Front

What does the main idea of a story tell the reader?

Back

What the story is about

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea?

Back

Jenny wants to be a nurse.

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What is a detail that tells about the main idea of Mount Rushmore?

Back

which presidents are at Mount Rushmore

Front

What is the main idea about Mount Rushmore?

Back

What Mount Rushmore is

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Landon wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Landon's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Landon is the best skater in the whole world." What is the main idea?

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Landon wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.

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Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

• The American Falls is 167 feet high
• The Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high
• Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America
• It is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

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Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America

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What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

Back

What the story is about 

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Key details give important information to support the main idea.

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True