Main Idea and Details

Main Idea and Details

Identify the main idea and supporting details.

Main Idea Definition

• What the story or passage is mostly about

Multiple Choice

The main idea is what the passage is _______ about.

• partly

• mostly

Supporting Details Definition

• Details provide information to prove the main idea.

Multiple Choice

Details prove the main idea.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

Bats

Some kind of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. Bats help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.

• Bats are mammals

• Bats eat 600 mosquitoes in one hour

• Bats eat many insects.

Multiple Select

Select the Details from the story:

Bats

Some kind of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. Bats help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.

• Some kind of bats eat many animals.

• Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour.

• Bats are helpful to the environment.

• Bats help us by eating insects.

• Without bats, we would have too many insects.

Multiple Choice

FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

There are several events that can change the Earth's surface very quickly. Volcanoes can erupt and spread lava, rock and ash for several miles. Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth's surface.

• Several events can change the Earth's surface.

• Earthquakes can cause large cracks.

• Volcanoes can be dangerous.

Multiple Select

Select the DETAILS:

There are several events that can change the Earth's surface very quickly. Volcanoes can erupt and spread lava, rock and ash for several miles. Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth's surface.

• Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth surface.

• Volcanoes are dangerous.

• Volcanoes erupt lava, rock, and ash.

Multiple Choice

FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake. They use an instrument called the Richter scale. The Richter scale compares the strength of different earthquakes. Earthquakes below 2.0 usually can’t be felt. Earthquakes over 5.0 on the scale can cause damage. A magnitude 7.0 is a major earthquake and can cause tremendous damage.

• Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake.

• Strong earthquakes can cause lots of damage.

• Some earthquakes are very small.

Multiple Select

Select the DETAILS:

Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake. They use an instrument called the Richter scale. The Richter scale compares the strength of different earthquakes. Earthquakes below 2.0 usually can’t be felt. Earthquakes over 5.0 on the scale can cause damage. A magnitude 7.0 is a major earthquake and can cause tremendous damage.

• Strong earthquakes can cause lots of damage.

• Some earthquakes are very small.

• Earthquakes are always big.

• The Richter Scale measures the size of earthquakes.

Multiple Choice

FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

Benjamin Franklin loved the city of Philadelphia. He started the city’s first hospital and fire department. Ben also started Philadelphia’s first public library. Benjamin Franklin worked very hard to make Philadelphia a better place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked hard to make his city a great place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked for the fire department.

• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about books.

• Benjamin Franklin went to school in Philadelphia.

Multiple Select

Select the DETAILS:

Benjamin Franklin loved the city of Philadelphia. He started the city’s first hospital and fire department. Ben also started Philadelphia’s first public library. Benjamin Franklin worked very hard to make Philadelphia a better place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked for the fire department.

• He started the city’s first hospital and fire department.

• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about books.

• Ben also started Philadelphia’s first public library.