Main Idea and Supporting Details

Read the paragraph and read the question and choose the main idea or supporting detail

 

1. Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of human. The robot that scores the most points wins.

 

Which of the following sentences is a supporting detail in the paragraph?

• Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests.

• Robot sumo contests are worse than human sumo contests

• Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans

• It takes three rounds to finish a game

Wilbur and Orville Wright were brothers who were inventors, even from a young age when they built kites and bicycles. Many people credit the Wright Brothers with designing and building the first successful airplane. In 1903, their first flight only lasted 12 seconds, but it continues to inspire people all over the world to learn about science and math, to work hard to realize their dreams, and to use imagination to achieve success. 

 

Which of the following identifies the main idea of the passage?  

• The Wright Brothers worked hard to build the first successful airplane.

• The Wright Brothers were inventors who have inspired many people.

• Inventors build kites and bicycles.

• The first flight lasted 12 seconds.

1.     Growing a garden can be fun, good exercise, and will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the gardener. It is interesting to watch the seeds pop their heads above the soil for the first time. It is sometimes hard to believe that a little seed can become a large vine or plant in just a few weeks. Planting the seeds and pulling weeds is good exercise for anyone. Then, after watching the plant grow and produce, the gardener ends up with delicious tomatoes, beans, or other yummy produce from the garden.

 

Which of the following sentences is the topic sentence of this paragraph?

• It is sometimes hard to believe that a little seed can become a large vine or plant in just a few weeks.

• Growing a garden can be fun, good exercise, and will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the gardener.

•     Planting the seeds and pulling weeds is good exercise for anyone.

• It is interesting to watch the seeds pop their heads above the soil for the first time.

1.     There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.

 

Which of the following states the main idea of the paragraph?

• a.     There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• b.    Snorkeling is enjoyable.

• c.     Volleyball on the beach is a healthy sport.

• d.    People go to the beach to swim.

1.     Because The Bahamas is an archipelago, transportation is a great problem. Unlike most nations, which are one continuous land mass, large stretches of sea separate our islands. From the capital city of Nassau, the government makes sure that there are regular mail boats to and from the inhabited Family Islands. The weekly visits of the mail boat are a big event for remote communities and provide opportunities to catch up on the latest news from the city not to mention the receipt of mail and goods. Travel on the mail boat is cheap and quite an adventure, but it is very slow, and delays can be experienced due to rough seas and adverse weather conditions.

 

Choose the best topic sentence for the supporting details in the text above?

• Mail boat travel is popular.

• Transportation plays a very important role in the Bahamas.

• The Bahamas is composed of several isolated islands.

• The Bahamas is a fun vacation spot.

Trouble in The Amazon

Bright-colored birds fly through the air. Monkeys leap from tree to tree. Jaguars creep on the ground below. Those are just a few of the thousands of animals that live in the Amazon rain forest. 

 

The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical rain forest in the world. A tropical rain forest is a thick forest in a warm region with heavy rainfall. People are destroying the Amazon. Each year, farmers and loggers cut down rain forest trees to make room for farms, homes, and roads. Scientists have recently discovered that the Amazon is shrinking twice as quickly as they once thought. 

 

The Amazon rain forest is one of the richest areas of the world in animal and plant diversity, or variety. Many of the foods, spices, and medicines people need come from the Amazon. The Amazon rain forest also helps recycle Earth’s air. The trees give off oxygen for people to breathe. Trees also clean the air by taking in carbon dioxide. Too much carbon dioxide in the air is harmful to humans. 

 

Stopping people from destroying the rain forest is not an easy task. "Almost 2 million people make the forest their home," scientist Jim Bowyer told Weekly Reader. "All these people need land for farming and wood for heat and cooking. They are looking for a way to survive. Solutions need to involve the very people who destroy the forest."

 

  After reading the text, choose the sentence that states the main idea.

• Preventing rainforest destruction is difficult.

•    The Amazon Forest is the natural habitat of many different species.

• The Amazon Forest is important, but it is being destroy

• The Amazon Forest helps to keep our air healthy to breath.

Trouble in The Amazon

Bright-colored birds fly through the air. Monkeys leap from tree to tree. Jaguars creep on the ground below. Those are just a few of the thousands of animals that live in the Amazon rain forest. 

 

The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical rain forest in the world. A tropical rain forest is a thick forest in a warm region with heavy rainfall. People are destroying the Amazon. Each year, farmers and loggers cut down rain forest trees to make room for farms, homes, and roads. Scientists have recently discovered that the Amazon is shrinking twice as quickly as they once thought. 

 

The Amazon rain forest is one of the richest areas of the world in animal and plant diversity, or variety. Many of the foods, spices, and medicines people need come from the Amazon. The Amazon rain forest also helps recycle Earth’s air. The trees give off oxygen for people to breathe. Trees also clean the air by taking in carbon dioxide. Too much carbon dioxide in the air is harmful to humans. 

 

Stopping people from destroying the rain forest is not an easy task. "Almost 2 million people make the forest their home," scientist Jim Bowyer told Weekly Reader. "All these people need land for farming and wood for heat and cooking. They are looking for a way to survive. Solutions need to involve the very people who destroy the forest."

   Which fact listed in the text is a supporting detail in the passage? 

• The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical rain forest in the world.

• Monkeys leap from tree to tree in the forest.

• Jaguars creep on the forest ground

• It rains a lot in the Rain Forest.

Trouble in The Amazon

Bright-colored birds fly through the air. Monkeys leap from tree to tree. Jaguars creep on the ground below. Those are just a few of the thousands of animals that live in the Amazon rain forest. 

 

The Amazon in South America is the largest tropical rain forest in the world. A tropical rain forest is a thick forest in a warm region with heavy rainfall. People are destroying the Amazon. Each year, farmers and loggers cut down rain forest trees to make room for farms, homes, and roads. Scientists have recently discovered that the Amazon is shrinking twice as quickly as they once thought. 

 

The Amazon rain forest is one of the richest areas of the world in animal and plant diversity, or variety. Many of the foods, spices, and medicines people need come from the Amazon. The Amazon rain forest also helps recycle Earth’s air. The trees give off oxygen for people to breathe. Trees also clean the air by taking in carbon dioxide. Too much carbon dioxide in the air is harmful to humans. 

 

Stopping people from destroying the rain forest is not an easy task. "Almost 2 million people make the forest their home," scientist Jim Bowyer told Weekly Reader. "All these people need land for farming and wood for heat and cooking. They are looking for a way to survive. Solutions need to involve the very people who destroy the forest."

Choose which answer is the best summary of the text you just read.

• A tropical rain forest is a thick forest in a warm region with heavy rainfall. The forest is one of the richest areas of the world in animal and plant diversity, or variety. With Monkeys climbing trees and bright-colored birds flying around. Almost two million people have made it their home.

• The Amazon rain forest is important, but it is being destroyed. Trees are being cut down to build homes, farms, and roads. The rainforest gives us food and spices. It also gives us clean air. We need to protect the Amazon rainforest. 

• The Amazon rain forest is important because it is a forest in a warm region with heavy rains. Trees are being cut down to build homes, farms, and roads. It is still home to thousands of species. Jaguar creep along the forest ground. The rainforest gives us food and spices. It also gives us clean air. We need to protect the Amazon rainforest.