Main Idea Review

Front

Topic of the text?

Back

Who or what the text is mostly about.

Front

Main idea of a text?

Back

The big idea of what the text is about.

Front

Main Idea: Weather reporters use pictures to convey weather info quickly.

Back

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.

Front

Support Detail for: Summer days are longer than winter days.

Back

The sun doesn't set until 8:30 some nights.

Front

Supporting Detail for: An ostrich and a penguin have a lot in common.

Back

Both have wings but cannot fly.

Front

Main Idea: Native Americans dried meat, pounded it, mixed with fat, and sometimes added berries/sugar to make pemmican, a non-spoiling, energy-rich food still used by explorers today.

Back

How pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.

Front

Important US farm crop used for clothing, easy to clean and durable.

Back

Cotton

Front

Main Idea: Giraffes are the tallest animals and unique in many ways, sleeping only 20 minutes a day and having distinct coat colors.

Back

Giraffes are unique animals.

Front

Main Idea: Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors from a young age, inspired many with their successful airplane. Their first flight in 1903 lasted 12 seconds, motivating others to pursue science, math, and dreams.

Back

The Wright Brothers were inventors who have inspired many people.

Front

Main Idea: Colonial families worked long hours but made harvest season enjoyable with corn-husking parties and community gatherings.

Back

Colonial families tried to make harvest season more enjoyable.