U3Wk 2 Day 2

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By Christina Mason

Open Ended

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

Draw

Highlight the main ideas in these two paragraphs.

Multiple Choice

It was raining, and Dr. Naismith was trying to keep his students active. He wanted them playing a vigorous game that would keep them moving. He wrote out the rules for a game with peach baskets fixed to ten-foot elevated tracks. Naismith's students played against one another, passing the ball around and shooting it into the peach baskets. Dribbling wasn't a part of the original game. Also it took a while to realize that the game would run more smoothly if the bottoms of the baskets were removed.

• Invention of Basketball

• Invention of Cookies

• Invention of Cars

Multiple Choice

That said, the key to making perfect cookies is merely a matter of preparation and precision. To begin with, read your cookie recipe thoroughly before baking. Make sure that you have all the necessary ingredients before you continue. Next, use good tools and utensils. By using good tools you minimize mistakes and improve the quality of your product. Last, use top quality ingredients. If you use poor quality materials, you'll create inferior products. So, to make perfect cookies you should use the highest quality materials available.

• How to ice a cake

• how to make cookies

• how to study

Multiple Choice

What is the author trying to teach me about Megalodons?

• The giant teeth of the Megalodon is what makes it special.

• Megalodons were more deadly than the T-Rex.

• The Megalodon was a giant, prehistoric shark.

• Sharks are the most deadly sea creatures.

Multiple Select

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

• Title
• Headings
• Pictures
• Diagrams

Multiple Choice

Find the central idea
 Being a clown isn't all fun and games.  Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform.  When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention.  In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider.  So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business

• Being a clown isn't all fun and games.
• Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
• Rodeos are exciting.
• Rodeo clowns

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes the central idea of the paragraph?

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area