Main Idea and Details

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Despite its name, a prairie dog is not a dog.

• Prairie dogs dig underground tunnels and can only be found in North America.

• Prairie dogs bark to alert others of dangerous predators.

• Prairie dogs are social animals who survive by working together.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What would be the best title for the passage?

• Prairie dogs

• The Prairie Dog: A Social Rodent

• The Underground Tunnels of the Prairie Dog Town

• Barking Dogs

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the following detail sentences best supports the main idea and could be added to the passage?

• Prairie dogs weigh between 2 and 4 pounds.

• Prairie dogs often greet one another with a nose-to-nose nuzzle.

• There are five different species of prairie dogs.

• The underground tunnels are connected to "rooms" with specific purposes, like rooms to sleep and a nursery for the young.

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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 is the main idea of the passage?

• A libero's jersey is a different color.

• The term "libero" comes from Italy.

• A libero on a volleyball team must follow a special set of rules.

• A libero can only play in the back row of a volleyball court.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which would be the best title for the passage?

• The positions on a volleyball court.

• The Libero: A Different Set of Volleyball Rules

• Why There Are Different Jerseys on a Volleyball Team.

• 1999: The Year Volleyball Changed its Rules.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which detail sentence best supports the main idea and could be added to the passage?

• Liberos are allowed to serve the ball just like anyone else on the volleyball team.

• The setter is another unique position on the volleyball court.

• When liberos were added in 1999, the game became more exciting to watch.

• Liberos are not allowed to approach the net and spike the ball.

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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 is the main idea of this passage?

• Hibernation and brumation are used by animals to conserve energy, but hibernation is the term for endotherms while brumation is the term for ectotherms.

• There are different types of hibernation, depending on how often an animal wakes up during the winter.

• Hibernation and brumation are terms that mean the same thing.

• Bears that sleep all winter are referred to as hibernating.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What would be the best title for the passage you just read?

• How snakes are different than bears.

• How to survive the winter.

• What is brumation?

• Hibernation and brumation: Similar, yet different.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the detail sentences best supports the main idea and could be added to the passage?

• Do not go near a hibernating bear. When startled, it can wake up instantly and be aggressive.

• Some endotherms, such as cows and horses, do not hibernate.

• Frogs and toads are also amphibians that brumate during the winter by becoming inactive.

• Hibernation is a term that most kids understand, but many kids are unfamiliar with brumation.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2