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Main Idea and Supporting

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Main Idea and Supporting
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea?

To conclude after reasoning.

What the text is mostly about.

To retell or tell again.

The most important words in a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Janice loves to go to basketball games. Her favorite team is the Houston Rockets. Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up before the game. She has been going to games since she was six years old.

Which of the following sentences is a supporting detail?

Janice gets to the games late.

Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up

Janice likes the Lakers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the main idea of the passage?

Scooby-Doo is afraid of ghosts.

Scooby-Doo does not like castles.

Scooby-Doo does not like running.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where in the text can you sometimes find the main idea?

Beginning/end

Middle 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

Many people sleep later on the weekends.

Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.

Dark rooms are best for sleeping.

Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.

The pros live the good life.

People like professional football players make a lot of money.

Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.

All of us can be professional athletes. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is a supporting detail in the passage?

Scooby-Doo is lost in the castle.

Scooby never liked Ghosts.

Scooby is a good ghost hunter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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