Main Idea Review 1

What is the main idea of the text?

• Bananas ripen quickly.

• Bananas should be placed in a refrigerator. Banana stems should be wrapped in plastic.

• There are many different ways to keep bananas from ripening too fast.

• A super banana is a character in a comic book.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Bananas are used for other uses than just eating.

• A banana's main use is to be used as food.

• Fibers from the banana plant can be used to make paper.

• The waste leftover over after bananas are used can be used as fertilizer.

What are two important details that support the main idea the bananas are a huge part of global business?

• Almost 150 million metric tons of bananas are produced each year.

• India and China have the world's largest populations.

• In the US, the banana is the most popular fruit.

• Banana producing countries around the world ship almost 20 million metric tons of bananas.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Plantains are very similar to bananas.

• How to cook bananas.

• Plantains and bananas are different.

• Plantains are larger than bananas.

What are two supporting details for the main idea that bananas are used in many different dishes?

• Banana bread is a popular dish using bananas.

• Bananas are used in banana bread, pancakes, banana pudding, and banana split ice cream sundaes!

• Around the world, bananas are an important part of people's diets.

• Bananas are very similar to plantains.

What is the main idea of the text?

• Bananaman's kryptonite was moldy bananas.

• Bananaman was created in Great Britain in the 1980's.

• Bananaman's secret identity was a boy named Eric.

• A super banana is a character in comic book.