What's the Main Idea

What is the main idea?

When Ben came home from school, he noticed that his snake was missing. He looked everywhere for it! First, he looked under his bed. Then, he looked in closet and in his laundry basket. Tim didn’t think he would ever find his pet. After 30 minutes, he finally found his snake.

• Ben loves his pet snake.

• Ben is sad that his snake is missing.

• Ben forgot to lock the snake's cage.

• Ben is looking for his pet snake.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

What is the main idea?

• To tell about butterflies.

• To talk about how butterflies are better than caterpillars.

• To tell about caterpillars.

• To show that caterpillars and butterflies aren't related.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

What is the main idea?

• To tell about the tricks a dog can do.

• To tell you why dogs are great pets.

• Dogs can make you laugh with their silly tricks.

• Dogs are cute.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What's the main idea? Beth is going to the zoo today. She has never been to the zoo before and she wonders what it will be like. Beth starts to get excited because she is pretty sure her favorite animal will be there. Beth loves monkeys. Beth can’t wait to see what the zoo is like!

• Beth has never been to the zoo before.

• The zoo has monkeys.

• Beth has a great time at the zoo.

• Beth's favorite animal is a monkey.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the main idea? Sarah loves cookies. The first time she had a cookie she knew they would be her favorite snack of all time. Sarah loves chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, and sugar cookies. Sarah would eat cookies for breakfast lunch and dinner if her mom would let her!

• Sarah loves to eat cookies.

• Sarah loves peanut butter cookies.

• Sarah likes to eat cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• Sarah's mom doesn't let her eat cookies.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the main idea?

• To tell how scary thunder is.

• To tell about a boy who woke up scared.

• To tell about a boy who is afraid of thunderstorms.

• To tell about a boy who can only sleep when it rains.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

What is the main idea? Of all the insects in the world, the insect I dislike the most is the dragonfly. They look like flying caterpillars to me, and they have very weird eyes. Whenever I see a dragonfly I start crying because they are so terrifying. Even drawings of dragonflies creep me out. I don’t like them at all!

• To talk about why dragonflies are so scary.

• To explain why the authors is afraid of drawings of dragonflies.

• To explain why the author dislikes dragonflies.

• To show how interesting dragon flies are.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What's the main idea?

Cats are horrible animals. They can hiss, scratch, and bite people. Cats can make people sneeze and can be very messy in a house. Dogs are great animals and do not hiss at people. I do not know why anyone likes cats. Dogs are friendlier than cats.

• To argue that dogs are better than cats.

• To say cats are messy.

• To tell about how great dogs are.

• to convince you to get a pet.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

What's the main idea?

Mrs. O’Brien’s class is having a hard time choosing what their class pet should be. Three students wanted a hamster. Five students really wanted to get a pet lizard. Two girls that were best friends, both wanted a pet rabbit. At the end of the day the entire class voted. Mrs. O’Brien’s class is getting a turtle!

• Mrs. O’Brien’s class is trying to decide what pet they should get.

• Mrs. O’Brien’s class wants to get a turtle for their class pet.

• Mrs. O’Brien wants to get a pet.

• Mrs. O'Brien's class couldn't decide on one pet for the class.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the main idea? If you want to have a lot of fun, you should start reading books. Books can take you on exciting adventures all over the world. When you read a book, you can pretend you’re a pirate looking for treasure, a prince trying to rescue a princess, or a bee building a beehive. Books are amazing. Reading is fun!

• Books can make you feel like you’re a pirate looking for treasure.

• Books are fun and exciting to read.

• Reading books can make you smarter.

• Reading is boring.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2