Main Idea

MAIN IDEA of a story tells the reader:

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?

Main topic of the book cover?

Key detail from book cover?

Main idea of the passage: Backwards day at school.

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

Main idea about wild horses: 13,000 exist, struggle for food in winter, numbers decline.

Main idea of octopus feeding behavior.

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

Fun activities at the beach include swimming, snorkeling, volleyball, shell collecting, and sunbathing.