Main Idea Review - EB

Main Idea Review

Learning Objective: Identify the main idea and supporting details. 

Main Idea Definition 

• The author's message about the topic. 

• The most important part of a story. 

• What the text is mostly about.

Multiple Choice

The main idea is what the story is mostly about.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Daniel is a great soccer player. He practices every day after school. Daniel plays for Fonville Middle School soccer team. Daniel can kick the ball very far.

• Daniel likes to eat crab legs.

• Daniel is a great soccer player.

• Daniel like to play with his friends.

• Daniel went to Legoland.

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Deysi, Lesli, and Jocelyn went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster, and the ferris wheel. They saw a magic show! They had so much fun and were tired when they went home.

• Lesli was hungry.

• Deysi saw a magic show.

• Deysi, Lesli, and Jocelyn did many things at the carnival.

• The carnival was in Houston, TX.

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Bananas grow on trees. They are yellow and grow in bunches. You peel them before you eat them. Strawberries are different from bananas. They grow on plants and do not grow in bunches. You do not have to peel them to eat them. They are red.

• Bananas and strawberries are different types of fruit you can eat.

• Bananas are red.

• Strawberries are yellow.

• Bananas taste better than strawberries.

Supporting Details Definition 

Details provide information to prove the main idea. 

Multiple Choice

Select one supporting detail.

Yesterday, Brenda got a new coat. Her coat has a pink hood and purple sleeves. Brenda's coat is very fuzzy. It will help her stay warm this winter!

• Brenda likes coats.

• Brenda's coat is black.

• Brenda's coat is not fuzzy.

• Brenda's coat has a pink hood and purple sleeves.

Multiple Choice

Select one supporting detail:

There are three types of bees in a hive, and each bee has a job. One queen bee fills the hive with eggs. Drones mate with the queen. Worker bees tend to the hive and collect food.

• Bees are fun to play with.

• Worker bees tend to the hive and collect food.

• Bees are yellow.