Main Idea and Supporting Details

The main idea of the paragraph is

• what Mount Rushmore is

• where Mount Rushmore is

• the names of the presidents

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main idea

A detail that tells about the main idea is

• how the four presidents were chosen

• which presidents are at Mount Rushmore

• why Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota

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supporting detail

The best title for this paragraph would be

• The Face of Washington

• Visiting South Dakota

• Mount Rushmore Carvings

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main idea

The main idea of the paragraph is

• why crows like to take food

• the kind of food that crows eat

• how crows act like thieves

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main idea

A detail that tells about the main idea is

• how crows can be sneaky

• how other birds fight crows

• where crows make their nests

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detail

The best title for this paragraph would be

• A Bump from a Crow

• Bandit Birds

• What Crows Eat

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main idea

The main idea of the paragraph is

• what New York was like in 1850

• the story behind cuffs on pants

• how to keep pants clean in the mud

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main idea

A detail that tells about the main idea is

• why the man turned up his pants

• who was getting married that day

• what people said about the weather

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supporting detail

The best title for this paragraph would be

• A Rainy Day in New York

• Keeping Your Clothes Clean

• How Cuffs Turned Up

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main idea

The main idea of the paragraph is

• airplanes are like trucks

• some trucks carry food

• how trucks help planes

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supporting detail