Main Idea and Details Practice for Resource Class

Main Idea

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Details Practice

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Main Idea and Details Practice

What kinds of details would you expect to find in a book titled.....

-The Sahara Desert

-Famous Athletes

-Growing Up in the White House

-How Technology has Changed

Read the 4 statements below. Which statement is the main idea? Which statements are the details?

1) If you need a guard dog, dachshunds are great at barking at suspicious sounds.

2) Dachshunds have many great qualities that make them the ideal pet.

3) Most dachshunds are lovable, loyal and playful.

4) Dachshunds don't shed very much, so they are easy to clean up after.

Read the paragraph below. Which sentence does not support the main idea? How do you know?

Women's gymnastics is a very popular sport to watch during the Olympics. The girls compete on 4 different events -- uneven bars, balance beam, vault and floor. Men's gymnastics has six different events. While the women's floor routine is to music, the uneven bars, balance beams and vault are not to music.

Read the paragraph below. Which sentence does not support the main idea? How do you know?

Many different shapes are considered quadrilaterals. A quadrilateral is any shape that has 4 sides. A quadrangle is any shape that has 4 angles. Squares, rectangles, rhombi and trapezoids are some examples of quadrilaterals. Pentagons, hexagons and octagons are not considered quadrilaterals because they do not have 4 sides.

Find the sentence that doesn't belong!

Violins and violas are very similar. Both are string instruments that you might find in an orchestra. You also could find a cello in an orchestra. Violins and violas both have 4 strings that you play by using a bow or by plucking. Also, they are both played by being held between the shoulder and chin.

Write a paragraph with the following main idea:

Following the rules at recess helps keep everybody safe.

Include ONE detail in your paragraph that does not belong. See if a partner can figure out which detail can figure out which detail doesn't fit the main idea!