Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Which one is NOT a supporting detail for the main idea: Sharks are interesting animals? Options:

A shark may use up to 20,000 teeth in its lifetime.

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Sharks may have from 1 to 100 babies, depending upon their species.

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Two thirds of a sharks brain is devoted to its keen sense of smell.

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Sharks can be found in many oceans.

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Sharks can be found in many oceans.

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Main Idea: Bald eagles are skilled predators. Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above? Options: This fierce bird not only eats living prey, but will also eat dead animals; These powerful birds are able to lift prey that weigh up to four pounds; These birds are at the top of their food chain due to their size; Bald eagles build large nests in the tops of trees.

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Bald eagles build large nests in the tops of trees.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France? Options: This tall statue is located on a pedestal in Ellis Island, New York.; France gave the United States this important symbol on October 28, 1886.; Just like the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell is also an American symbol.; This popular New York tourist attraction was designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartoldi.

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Just like the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell is also an American symbol.

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Main Idea: The Pony Express delivered mail to and from St.Joseph, Missouri and San Francisco, California.

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above? Options: The Pony Express mail service ran from April 1860 to October 1861, A total of 186 men rode for the Pony Express, Every 10—15 miles, riders got a new horse, and every 75—100 miles, riders were changed, Gold was discovered in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848.

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Gold was discovered in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: The sun is an interesting part of the solar system? Options: It is the closest star to the Earth, Over one million Earths could fit inside of the Sun, There are many stars in the universe, This hot ball of gas is made of hydrogen and helium.

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There are many stars in the universe.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: European explorers traveled great distances for "God, gold and glory"? Options: Amerigo Vespucci sailed for both Spain and Portugal; Space explorers, the crew of the Apollo 11, first landed on the moon in 1969; In 1513, Vasco de Balboa, a Spanish explorer, led an expedition across Panama and saw the Pacific Ocean; Christopher Columbus sailed to the “New World” in 1492 for Spain.

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Space explorers, the crew of the Apollo 11, first landed on the moon in 1969.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: Rocks are classified according to the way they were formed? Options: Igneous rocks are made from molten magma that cools and crystallizes. Sedimentary rocks are made from bits of rocks, sand, soil, and shells. Metamorphic rock started out as sedimentary or igneous rock. A diamond is the hardest rock.

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A diamond is the hardest rock.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: Tornadoes are powerful storms? Options: This weather phenomenon has winds that reach 300 mph, A tornado over the water is called a waterspout, Tornadoes can lift cars, mobile homes and animals into the air, They can damage areas over a mile wide and 50 miles long.

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A tornado over the water is called a waterspout.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: Animals may be grouped according to the food they consume? Options: Animals that only eat plants are called herbivores. Carnivores are animals who only feed on meat. Nocturnal animals are active at night. Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and meat.

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Nocturnal animals are active at night.

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Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea: Walt Disney had an interesting life? Options:

In 1937, he produced his first full length animated film called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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His career started in Kansas City, Missouri when he worked as a cartoonist.

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In 1955, he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

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Every horse on Disneyland’s King Arthur Carousel has a name.

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Every horse on Disneyland’s King Arthur Carousel has a name.