6(7) Literature "Main Idea"

The word or phrase to which everythin in the text refers back to is known as the:

• topic

• theme

• main idea

• information

What is the main idea of the piece of text given?

• It tells about playing games.

• It tells about games Patty likes to play.

• It tells you how to play Monopoly.

• It tell you that games are mostly on luck.

Find the main idea of the given text.

• Frank likes to swim often.

• Frank is the best swimmer in town.

• Frank does not swim alone.

• Frank's friends are good swimmers.

Choose the correct answer for the next statement: "In order to find the main idea in a text you should ALWAYS look:

• In the first sentence.

• In the first sentence of the second paragraph.

• On the last sentence.

• There is not one place where the main idea is always found.

After reading the text, use the details to find the main idea.

• Tortoises and snails are great pets.

• Tortoises are better.

• Tortoises and snails are similar.

• Tortoises are animals.

Find the main idea of the previous passage.

• Charles had a great birthday.

• Josh had a great birthday.

• Charles got a lot of gifts.

• Josh like birthdays.

What is a main idea?

• a sentence that is found in a passage

• the word that is found most often in a passage

• the image I get when I read a passage

• what the passage is MOSTLY about

Find the main idea of the previous text.

• You can find sand in the desert.

• You can do many things in the sand.

• You can put the sand in the sandbox.

• You can play in the sand at the beach.

What is a supporting detail?

• what the passage is mostly about

• a sentence found at the end of a passage

• a sentence that supports the main idea

• a word that is found often in a passage

"Polar bears have adaptations that help them survive in the Arctic." Choose which would be a supporting detail for this main idea.

• Polar bears eat fish and seals.

• Polar bears hibernate in the winter.

• Polar bears swim in the water.

• Polar bears have two layers of fur.