Main Idea

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Main idea about beach activities.

Back

Many fun things to do at the beach.

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Main idea of soccer skills learned:

Back

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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John and Matt aspire to be firemen, wanting to ride the fire truck, with John aiming to rescue people and Matt to spray water.

Back

John and Matt want to be firemen.

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital and saw the nurses' kindness. She wants to help sick people as a nurse.

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Wants to be a nurse.

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

Back

Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

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Backward day at school: students wore T-shirts backward, took tests before studying, had dessert first, and tried walking home backward, bumping into each other.

Back

The students had a backward day.

Front

Giraffes make noises when hurt (low moo) or frightened (short high sound).

Back

Giraffes do make noises.

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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:

Back

The most important idea about a topic or story.

Front

A dinosaur's brain weighed as much as three pencils, its body ten tons, and it was over twenty feet long. It wasn't the brightest dinosaur!

Back

One dinosaur's brain was like.