Main Idea Mini Lesson

Main Idea Review

By Katie Acker

Multiple Choice

What is main idea?

• What the text is mostly about.

• The point of view the story is told from.

• The lesson to be learned from the story [the moral].

• The way a text is organized [cause/effect, problem/solution, etc.]

Multiple Select

What is a supporting detail?

• Reasons, facts, steps, examples, etc.

• A paragraph number from a text.

• Evidence that explains the main idea.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• B

• C

• A

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• Black widows kill mosquitoes.

• Black widows can be dangerous to animals, but not very dangerous to people.

• Female black widows are the only black widows that kill their mates. Male black widows do nothing.

• Black widow spiders are neat.

Open Ended

What is the main idea?

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• C

• B

• A