Main Idea and Key

Read the group of words. Choose the main idea.

Theater

Candy

Popcorn

Dark

• playing at the park

• going to school

• playing a soccer game

• going to the movies

Read the group of words. Choose the main idea.

Pencil.

Book.

Desk.

Headphones.

• a day at school

• playing outside

• going to church

• counting money

Read the group of words. Choose the main idea.

Sweet.

Chewy.

Fruity.

Package.

• sharpening a pencil

• making a wish

• eating a treat

• reading a book

Read the group of words. Choose the main idea.

Party.

Cake.

Sprinkles.

Presents.

• birthday

• summer

• social studies

• riding a bike

The main idea is...

• The most important part in a story

• The setting in a story

Choose the main idea.

• The barn was dirty.

• Spots was grey and white.

• The barn was a good place for Spots to live.

• Spots often slept outside when it rained.

Choose the main idea.

Spots was a large grey and white cat. Spots lived in a barn on a farm. Spots liked living in the barn. It was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There were many mice for Spots to chase. Best of all, Spots had a soft place to sleep in the corner of the barn.

• The barn was dirty.

• Spots was grey and white.

• The barn was a good place for Spots to live.

• Spots often slept outside when it rained.

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

• The lesson or moral 

• The conflict of the story

• What the story is about 

• The beginning, middle, or end

The main idea is supported by what?

• concluding sentences

• details

• a chair

Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."
What is the main idea?

• Mark wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.

• Mark practices very hard to become a great skater.

• Mark is the best skater at the park.

• Mark wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.