main idea by anna

One dinosaur had a brain that weighed about as much as three pencils.  Its body weighed ten tons and was over twenty feet in length.  As you can guess, this dinosaur did not think too clearly.  It wasn't the world's brightest dinosaur!  What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• How big one dinosaur was
• What one dinosaur's brain was like
• Why one dinosaur had a small brain
• how pretty dinosaurs were

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

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Aaron and Angel are friends. They look alike. They talk alike. Sometimes the dress alike. People think Aaron is Angel. People think Angel is Aaron. The boys think it is funny.

• Aaron and Angel are alike in many ways.
• Aaron is older than Angel.
• Angel is bigger than Aaron.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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The main idea is supported by what?

• concluding sentences

• details

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CCSS.RI.7.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Carson's older sister, Madison, is a very good student. She isn't satisfied to just get by in school. She is involved in extra activities at school, including the school's music program and the math club. She also always tries to answer the teacher's questions in class.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?

•  Madison was born before Carson.
• Madison likes music. and math.
• Madison is a very good student.
• Madison likes to show off.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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The main idea is what the story is ______________ about.

• mostly
• only
• never
• very

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Where in the text can you sometimes find the main idea?

• Beginning/end
• Middle 

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CCSS.RI.1.2

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Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.2

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

• Many people sleep later on the weekends.
• Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
• Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
• Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

• The most important idea about a topic or a story.

• The conflict of the story

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CCSS.RI.3.2

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CCSS.RL.2.2

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Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling
• a "life lesson" the main character learns
• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
• the moral of the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2