Main idea

Read the Following story.
The countryside is very calm.Birds happily chirp as the breeze cools the air.A man quietly naps in his rows boat. 
What is the Main Idea?

• Parks are cool.
• Birds like peaceful places.
• The country side is crowded.
• The country side is peaceful.

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The ability to vote is one of the most important rights in a democracy.Voting laws should be written to make sure that the largest number of people are able to vote.
What is the subject of the passage?

• Voting is easy to do 
• The ability to vote.
• Politics

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You might not know what a mascot is, but you've probably seen one. Some mascots are for products.Schools also have mascots. Baseball teams, hockey teams and other sports teams have mascots.
Which Describes the Main Idea?

• Mascots are Awesome
• There can be mascots for products,schools and sports teams.
• Mascots can be used just for sports teams

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July 20, 1969 was an exciting day. This was the day the first astronauts stepped onto the moon. As the Apollo rocket circled the moon, a craft called the Eagle landed. The world watched on TV as the doors opened. Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down the ladder onto the dusty surface of the moon.
What is the Main idea?

• Astronausts were on the moon in 1969.
• Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
• Astronausts like the moon.

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I've known Lauren my whole life. But before third grade I never talked to her. Lauren got on the bus at the stop after mine. I sometimes caught her eye as she passed by my seat. She sat in the back with her friends. But until the day she got crutches. Getting to the back of the bus was a problem with crutches. So Lauren sat with me. We started talking. And we have been friends ever since.

• Friendship is key.
• Friends with lauren.
• Lauren is a good friend.

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 Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people. Some farmers buy ladybugs for their farms. Ladybugs eat other insects that eat crops. Farmers want the crops to grow.
What is the Main idea?

• Bugs are mean.
• Some bugs are helpful for farmers.
• Bugs are always nice

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Timmy sat in the back of the cab, watching her new city go by. Nothing around here felt like home.  Home was the sound of wind through grass and trees and the calls of animals at night Home was not what whizzed past her window now: soaring glass buildings, traffic in the streets, the sound of cars rushing past and so many people talking, talking, always talking.
What is the Main Idea?

• Timmy doesn't feel at home in her new city.
• Moving is hard
• Moving to  a new city is always easy.
• Timmy has a bad feeling about his new house.

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Mardi Gras is a famous annual festival in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 During Lent, people give up certain things, like eating their favorite foods, for a few weeks. Mardi Gras is their last chance to do the things they enjoy before Lent.
What is the Main Idea?

• Mardi Gras 
• Mardi Gras and Lent
• Mardi Gras is an annual festival in New Orleans, during which people can enjoy themselves before Lent.

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The rain began early in the The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. . The sky was full of dark purple clouds. was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder rumble and became louder and louder. Lightning crashed and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.

• The thunder hurt the peoples ears
• The farms needed the rain
• The storm was very strong

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Scott is having a very busy day.He needed to write his report.Answer the phone and check his email.His boss came and droped off more papers.When he returned to his desk he checked his messeges and got back to work.

• Scoot has a hard job
• Scott is having a very busy day at work.
• Scott job is the best job ever
• Scotts job is just work after work.

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