Main Idea and Details

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True

• False

Read the following details and determine the main idea of the words.
-theater
-candy
-popcorn
-dark

• Playing at the park.

• Going to school.

• Playing a soccer game.

• Going to the movies.

What is a main idea? 

• The purpose of the passage

• A minor detail

• It is the same as the topic

• the most important idea about a topic that a particular text or paragraph conveys

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-theater
-candy
-popcorn
dark

• Playing at a park

• Going to a movie

• Going to school

• Ghosts

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-ghosts
-October
-costumes
-pumpkins
-haunted houses

• Halloween

• Christmas

• Spring

• Birds

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-pineapple
-apple
-grapes
-strawberry
-oranges

• Dessert

• Fattening foods

• fruits

• sports

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-candles
-presents
-party
-cake
-once a year

• Valentine's Day

• birthday

• vacation

• sports

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-pencils
-paper
-glue
-scissors
-notebooks

• school supplies

• circus

• ice cream flavors

• cities

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-tall buildings
-taxis
-noise
-lots of people
-billboards

• In a city

• math

• Spring

• Birds

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-fireworks
-flags
-food
-America
-summer holiday

• St. Patricks Day

• Christmas

• Easter

• Fourth of July