What is the main idea?

Cody was upset because he'd just found out he needed to wear glasses. He thought they would get in the way of playing sports. However, the eye doctor showed Cody special glasses that are made for athletes. Cody was relieved that the glasses would stay in place.

What is the main idea?

• to tell about kinds of glasses

• to tell about kinds of sports

• to tell about Cody getting glasses

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

If you've ever read fairy tales, you have read stories that came out of Hans Christian Andersen's imagination. He was a writer who thought of many fairy-tale people and animals. His characters include the Little Mermaid and the Ugly Duckling.

What is the main idea?

• to tell about mermaids

• to tell about writing

• to tell about Hans Christian Andersen's writing

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Diving is a sport that takes much practice. Divers have to work on their form, which means hey need to keep their bodies in the right position when they dive. They get points for how well they hold themselves. They also get points for how complicated the dive they perform is.

What is the main idea?

• to tell about sports

• to tell about the sport of diving

• to tell about kinds of dives

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Terry worked at a diner in Elm City. Every night, he looked in the kitchen and decided what he would make for the night's specials. People looked forward to trying his new dishes. Terry tried to come up with something new every night. He tried hard to surprise people.

What is the main idea?

• to tell about what Terry did

• to tell about the diner

• to tell about Elm City

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

In the old days, kids didn't bring paper to school. They brought slates, which were little chalkboards made of gray stone. Children would use special pencils to make letters and numbers on their slates, and they would use wet rags to wipe the marks off when the lesson was over.

What is the main idea?

• to tell about school

• to tell about slates

• to tell about paper

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

A desert is a region that gets less than 10 inches of rain a year and had little or no plant life. There are places in the world known as "cold deserts", which are places that have snow and ice all he time. "Hot deserts" are often made of sand.

What is the main idea?

• to tell about kinds of deserts

• to tell about cold deserts

• to tell about hot deserts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2