Main Idea

1. What kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

• A. topic sentence

• B. supporting detail

• C. example sentence

• D. transition sentence

2. What might be the main idea of a book titled [i]Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables[/i]?

• A. Tomatoes are easy to cook.

• B. It is important to eat vegetables and fruit.

• C. Strawberries have seeds on the outside.

• D. Spinach is good for your bones.

3. Which chapter would have information about lions, tigers, and snow leopards?

• A. "Lion, King of the Jungle"

• B. "How Tigers get their Stripes"

• C. "Big Cats of the World"

• D. "Save the Snow Leopards"

4. A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?

• A. to search and find

• B. to hold up and help

• C. to end

• D. to write

5. What is a main idea?

• A. the point of a piece of writing

• B. the information that supports the topic sentence

• C. the most interesting detail in a book

• D. the punctuation used in a paragraph