Main Idea

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Main idea supported by?

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details

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MAIN IDEA of a story tells the reader:

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The most important idea about a topic or a story.

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One dinosaur had a brain weighing as much as three pencils, a body of ten tons, and was over twenty feet long. It wasn't the brightest dinosaur! Main idea?

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What one dinosaur's brain was like

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Main idea of the passage: Backwards day at school with students doing things backwards.

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The students had backwards day at school.

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Not all water-dwelling animals are fish. Frogs, tadpoles, whales, and seals are examples of amphibians and mammals. Main idea?

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Which animals live in water

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Main idea of octopus feeding:

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How an octopus gets its food.

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Mary has a new pet, a soft and cuddly kitten that sleeps a lot. She plays with it when awake and always feeds it.

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Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

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Main idea of the picture?

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sports equipment

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Main idea of the picture?

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fruit