Central Idea and Supporting Details

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Supporting details are:

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words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the central idea

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Why are supporting details important?

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They help me understand the main idea

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Which detail is a type of supporting detail? Options: problem, cause, effect, fact

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fact

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What is the central idea of the passage: “The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest. Butterflies and anteaters also live in the rain forest.”

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The rain forest is home to many creatures.

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What is the central idea of the passage: “The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, toucans, and macaws live in the rainforest. Butterflies and anteaters also live in the rain forest.”

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The rain forest is home to many creatures.

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea?

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What point is the author trying to make?

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What sentence is the central idea?

Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean.

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Mammals are different than fish, reptiles, or birds.

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A dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk like other mammals.

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As a mammal, dolphins breathe oxygen, even though they live in water.

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Because they are mammals, a dolphin mother gives birth to a live baby, unlike reptiles and birds who lay eggs.

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Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean.

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Which detail best supports the idea that mother gorillas do a lot for their babies? Options:

Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.

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They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.

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Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.

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Mother gorillas prefer to keep their babies safe.

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They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.