Exercises - Main Idea

Jane has a new toy bird. She likes to play with it. Jane makes the bird go up and down. She helps the bird fly.

The main idea of the story is _____.

• The bird can fly

• Jane likes to play with the bird

• Jane has a new toy bird

Cody is a great soccer player. He practices every day after school. Cody plays for his school soccer team. So far this year he has scored six goals. Cody can kick the ball very far. He can also run very fast. Everyone thinks that Cody is the best soccer player they know.

The main idea of the story is _____.

• Cody plays for school soccer team

• Cody is the best soccer player

• Cody has scored six goal

John loves to go running every morning. Running makes him feel good. He is training to be a professional runner. His dream is to be in the Olympics when he grows up.

The main idea of the short poem is _____.

• John likes to go running

• He wants to be a runner

• His dream is to be in the Olympics

Fred was running down the icy street. His mom told him to be careful. The next thing Fred was already down.

You can guess that _____.

• Fred was hit by his mother

• Fred was pushed by his friend

• Fred fell on the ice

Mr. Lee was a nice man. He was on the bus heading to the store. At one of the stops, he realized a woman holding a baby could not find a seat.

What do you think Mr. Lee will do?

• He offered his seat to the woman

• He ignored the woman

• He told the woman to get off the bus

The chair walked across the street.

The sentence is about _____.

• Fantasy

• Reality

The birds flew across the sky.

The sentence is about _____.

• Fantasy

• Reality

The dragon flew over the castle.

The sentence is about ______.

• Fantasy

• Reality

A little boy found a seed on the path, so he took it home and planted it in his back yard. The next morning it had grown into a beautiful apple tree filled with apples.

The story is about ______.

• Fantasy

• Reality

The old witch jumped on her broom and laughed as she flew off into the sky.

The story is about _____.

• Fantasy

• Reality