Main Idea and Details Review

Main Idea and Details Review

By Stacey Carolina

Multiple Choice

What are main ideas?

• The lesson the author wants you to learn from a story.

• The author's opinion about what is going on in the text.

• What the text is mostly talking about.

• The details of hte text.

Multiple Choice

What are KEY details?

• All of the details from the text.

• The important details that give more information about the main idea.

• The theme of the story.

• What the story is mostly talking about.

Every summer thunderstorms happen in the United States. Thunderstorms can be very dangerous. First, they have very strong winds. You should take shelter if you notice strong winds. Secondly, storms can have strong bolts of lightning. Avoid standing under trees. Finally, thunderstorms could cause flooding. It’s important to get to high ground if you notice a flood. Make sure you are very careful if you ever notice a thunderstorm is close by. What could be the main idea?

Every summer thunderstorms happen in the United States. Thunderstorms can be very dangerous. First, they have very strong winds. You should take shelter if you notice strong winds. Secondly, storms can have strong bolts of lightning. Avoid standing under trees. Finally, thunderstorms could cause flooding. It’s important to get to high ground if you notice a flood. Make sure you are very careful if you ever notice a thunderstorm is close by. Explain why the blue sentences can't be the main idea.

Multiple Choice

What was the main idea of the passage?

• Thunderstorms can have strong winds.

• Thunderstorms can cause lightning.

• Thunderstorms can cause flooding.

• Thunderstorms can be dangerous.

Multiple Choice

Select the BEST key detail to support the main idea:

"Martin Luther was one of the most influential people who challenged the church’s teachings and authority."

• Martin Luther was born in 1483

• Martin Luther died in 1546

• Some of its practices, such as the selling of indulgences, also prompted Luther to speak out against the Church.

• Luther was a persuasive speaker who knew how to stir up people’s emotions.

Multiple Choice

Select the BEST key detail to support the main idea:

"The Council of Trent was instrumental in helping to reform the Catholic Church with their own people."

• It was a key part of the Catholic Reformation (also known as the Counter-Reformation).

• The Catholic Church had to respond to such criticism.

• The Catholic Church established the Jesuits who helped to educate the people in the community.

• The Catholic church fought back.