Main Idea Review

Main Idea Review

Learning Objective: Identify the main idea and supporting details. 

Main Idea Definition 

• The author's message about the topic. 

• The most important part of a story. 

Multiple Choice

The main idea is what the story is mostly about.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Cody is a great soccer player. He practices every day after school. Cody plays for his school soccer team. Cody can kick the ball very far.

• Cody likes to eat crab legs.

• Cody is a great soccer player.

• Cody like to play with his friends.

• Cody went to Legoland.

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Junior, Mayson, and Cayden went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster, and the ferris wheel. They saw a magic show! They had so much fun and were tired when they went home.

• Mayson was hungry.

• Cayden saw a magic show.

• Junior, Mayson, and Cayden did many things at the carnival.

• The carnival was in Lithonia, GA.

Multiple Choice

Find the MAIN IDEA:

Bananas grow on trees. They are yellow and grow in bunches. You peel them before you eat them. Strawberries are different from bananas. They grow on plants and do not grow in bunches. You do not have to peel them to eat them. They are red.

• Bananas and strawberries are different types of fruit you can eat.

• Bananas are red.

• Strawberries are yellow.

• Bananas taste better than strawberries.

Supporting Details Definition 

Details provide information to prove the main idea. 

Multiple Choice

Select one supporting detail.

Yesterday, London got a new coat. Her coat has a pink hood and purple sleeves. London's coat is very fuzzy. It will help her stay warm this winter!

• London likes coats.

• Her coat is black.

• Her coat is not fuzzy.

• Her coat has a pink hood and purple sleeves.

Multiple Select

Select all supporting details about the GA Regions.

Georgia has five regions. The Piedmont region contains the highest population. The largest region is the Coastal Plain. Georgia's highest mountain is located in the Blue Ridge region.

• The Piedmont region contains the highest population

• I live in Georgia.

• Georgia's highest mountain is located in the Blue Ridge region.

• The largest region is the Coastal Plain.

Multiple Choice

Select one supporting detail:

There are three types of bees in a hive, and each bee has a job. One queen bee fills the hive with eggs. Drones mate with the queen. Worker bees tend to the hive and collect food.

• Bees are fun to play with.

• Worker bees tend to the hive and collect food.

• Bees are yellow.