Main Idea

​3rd Grade ELA

​Main idea, details, and editing

​Main Idea & Details

​Main Idea is the author's message about the topic.

A detail is information about the topic.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of a text?

• The lesson a character learns

• The moral of the story

• What the passage is mostly about

• The topic of a passage

Multiple Choice

Details prove the main idea.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

• Title

• Headings

• Pictures

• All of these

Multiple Select

What details would you expect to find in a book titled: Camels?

• Camels live in the desert.

• Lebron James is a famous basketball player.

• Camels store fat and water in their humps.

• Camels like to eat wild onions.

• Huskies make excellent sled dogs.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences. Which sentence is the main idea?

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

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

• Most dachshunds are lovable, loyal, and playful.

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

Multiple Choice

There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.

What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• It is also fun to look for shells.

• Some people simply like to sunbathe.

• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

Multiple Select

Select the DETAILS:

There are several events that can change the Earth's surface very quickly. Volcanoes can erupt and spread lava, rock and ash for several miles. Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth's surface.

• Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth surface.

• Volcanoes are dangerous.

• Volcanoes erupt lava, rock, and ash.

Multiple Choice

FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

Benjamin Franklin loved the city of Philadelphia. He started the city’s first hospital and fire department. Ben also started Philadelphia’s first public library. Benjamin Franklin worked very hard to make Philadelphia a better place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked hard to make his city a great place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked for the fire department.

• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about books.

• Benjamin Franklin went to school in Philadelphia.

​Editing

​There, their, they're

Its, it's

Verb agreement

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a plural noun correctly?

• There are three childs playing in the garden.

• Roger thinks dogs are better pets than mice.

• Louise lost two baby tooths in the same week

• There are lots of deers in the woods near my house

Multiple Choice

Which form of the verb BEST completes the sentence?

Last May, Rita ___________ a soccer team.

• will join

• joins

• has joined

• joined

Multiple Choice

Which title is capitalized correctly?

• Favorite Animal stories for Kids

• Favorite animal stories for Kids

• Favorite Animal Stories for Kids

• Favorite Animal Stories For Kids

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• “My teacher asked, Do you have any pets?”

• My brother shouted, Hurry or “we will be late!”

• Annebelle “said, I love riding my bike.”

• I asked, “When can we go to the library?”

Drag and Drop

You should tell​

Placeholder

mom that you feel sick. Which is correct?

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

your

his

their

correct as it is

Multiple Choice

498 Hilly Blvd, Charlotte NC. What is the correct way to write this?

• 498 Hilly Blvd, Charlotte , NC

• 498 Hilly, Blvd, Charlotte NC

• 498 Hilly Blvd, Charlotte NC ,

• Correct as it is

Multiple Choice

They're are many ways to tell someone about where you love.

• their

• There

• there

• correct as is

Multiple Choice

California is in the country calling the United States of America.

• call

• called

• caller

• correct as is

Multiple Choice

These three countries are each part of one big peace of land.

• piece

• peice

• peece

• correct as is

Dropdown

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Select answer

are seven continents on Earth.