Main Idea and Details

Main Idea and Details

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• “How were the great Egyptian pyramids built?”

• “While some details remain a mystery, scientists think they know.”

• “Scientists estimate it took at least 20,000 workers over 23 years to build a pyramid.”

• “It is believed that thousands of slaves cut up large blocks of stone and slowly moved the blocks up the

  pyramid on ramps.”

Multiple Choice

Which detail best explains how large stone blocks were moved up the pyramid?

• “While some details remain a mystery, scientists think they know.”

• “The pyramid would be slowly built, one block at a time.”

• “Scientists estimate it took at least 20,000 workers over 23 years to build a pyramid.”

• “It is believed that thousands of slaves cut up large blocks of stone and slowly moved the blocks up the

  pyramid on ramps.”

Multiple Choice

According to the paragraph, a pharaoh is a—

• measurement tool

• Egyptian slave

• Egyptian king

• mummy

Open Ended

Which details suggest that building a pyramid took a lot of time? Use two details from the paragraph to

support your response.

Multiple Select

Which two answer choices best explain the main idea of the passages above?

• “How does 12 million tons of plastic trash enter our oceans...? In short,...through careless littering.”

• “...marine mammals can get tangled up in plastic trash, such as fishing nets...”

• “In some cases, ocean litter is made up of fishing gear lost at sea...”

• “...people who flush trash down the toilet when they are not supposed to...”

• “Plastic trash stays in the ocean forever... and harms sea life.”

Multiple Choice

What main idea can be found in both passages?

• Lost fishing nets are everywhere in the ocean.

• Plastic trash is a problem in our oceans.

• Plastic garbage in streams and rivers flow into the sea.

• Sea life suffers from all the plastic waste in the ocean.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence in passage 1 best shows that trash is thrown into the sea on purpose?

• “There are also people who...leave their trash behind on the beach.”

• “Plastic trash left on the ground often blows into streams and rivers...”

• “How does 12 million tons of plastic trash enter our oceans every year?”

• “In some cases, ocean litter is made...from illegal dumping of trash by large ships.”

Multiple Choice

Which sentence in passage 2 best explains how plastic trash can cause sea life to drown?

• “...a plastic bag floating in the ocean looks...like a delicious jellyfish meal.”

• “Eating plastic trash... can cause sea life to...starve...”

• “Plastic trash stays in the ocean forever...and harms sea life.”

• “Fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals can get tangled up in plastic trash,...”

Open Ended

How does plastic trash get into our oceans? Use two details from passage 1 to support your response.