Main Idea and Details

Front

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

Back

What point is the author trying to make?

Front

This paragraph mainly tells: how bats use sound, what things bats often eat as food, how bats fly toward people, how people can hear the sounds of bats.

Back

how bats use sound

Front

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?

Back

The author enjoys spending time with her family.

Front

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

Back

Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

Front

Determine the main idea of the words:
-theater
-candy
-popcorn
-dark

Back

Going to the movies.

Front

Main idea of the passage about sunflowers: Perhaps one of the largest flowers grown is the sunflower. These giants grow up to 10 feet high. The flower itself is very large. It gets its name from the way it follows the sun. The face of the flower moves from east to west so that it is always facing the sun.

Back

To tell how the sunflower got its name.

Front

What is a main idea?

Back

the most important idea about a topic that a particular text or paragraph conveys

Front

Determine the main idea: pencils, paper, glue, scissors, notebooks

Back

school supplies

Front

Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep? Options: Many people sleep later on the weekends., Caffeine keeps some people awake at night., Dark rooms are best for sleeping., Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

Back

Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

Front

What is the main idea of the passage about activities at the beach?

Back

There are many fun things to do at the beach.