Main Idea and Key

Main Idea and Key Details

Big Ideas from Nature

Multiple Choice

Main Idea is _____________________.

• the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• what the text is mainly about (topic).

Multiple Choice

What are key details?

• Evidence from the text that support the main idea.

• Evidence from the text that oppose the main idea.

Multiple Select

What inventions have we learned about from THIS text so far that have come from imitating nature?

• a fastener (velcro) was inspired by burrs

• a cane for blind people was inspired by bats

• a car that saves gas was inspired by a fish

• a swimming flipper was inspired by ducks

• airplane wings were inspired by bird wings

Fill in the Blanks

The invention that was inspired by a gecko's foot was a

Multiple Choice

Find the supporting detail: Which sentence from the text supports the main idea?

• "Air conditioners keep buildings cool."

• "The air rises through tunnels and flows out the top."

• "In Africa, termites gave builders an example of a self-cooling structure."

• "The design saves money and energy."

Multiple Choice

Find the supporting detail: which sentence from the text supports the main idea?

• "You can't travel to Mars, but a robot can."

• "Robots can't walk, but they still have to travel over dips and bumps."

• "The super spring of grasshopper legs gave designers their idea."

Open Ended

Write a short summary describing the main idea of the text "Big Ideas from Nature." Make sure to include key details from the text to support the main idea. When you are finished, press "submit" and begin your assigned independent reading on ReadWorks.