Main Idea

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What is the main idea of this paragraph? Seated at her desk, Rebbecca wore a golden bracelet. She had golden rings on each finger and held a golden pen. Her vest was embroidered with golden thread and even her shoes had golden ornaments. She had a golden box filled with gold coins. She named her cat Marigold.

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Rebbecca loved gold.

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Rebbecca visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well. What is the main idea?

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Rebbecca wants to be a nurse.

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Sam and Rebbecca visited a zoo and watched giraffes. They noticed that many people have not heard giraffes make noises. Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other. When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow. When frightened, they make a short, high sound. What is the main idea?

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Giraffes do make noises

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What is the main idea about the changes to the Earth's surface from natural events like earthquakes, floods, and volcanoes?

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The Earth's surface is always changing.

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What is the main idea of the backward day at school?

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The students had a backward day.

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What is the main idea of an article?

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Is what the article is mostly about

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Determine the main idea by combining the supporting details when reading an article.

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True

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Can the main idea of a story be implied or stated?

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True

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What is the main idea of the passage about Sam and Rebbecca's weekend?

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Sam and Rebbecca enjoy spending time with their family.

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Sam and Rebbecca visited an aquarium and learned that sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. The guide explained that sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths, and these teeth do not have roots like human teeth, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.

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Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.