Main Idea - Key Details - Summarizing - Root Words

What is the main idea of this story?

• Studying nature helped scientist get ideas from tree frogs

• Tree frogs are sticky

• Tree frogs gave doctors and nurse a good idea for bandaids

• Tree frogs have a pattern of a six-sided shape

Which detail supports the main idea of the story?

• "The new mucus helps frogs feet stick"

• "Studying frogs feet is just one way that people can find inspiration in nature"

• "At first research showed that these frogs lost their grip on surface"

• "Researchers tested a group of tree frogs"

Which word has the same root as "useful"?

• Fully

• Selfish

• Reuse

• Usually

Remember, a summary includes the main idea of a story and important details.

Which of the following sentences belong in the summary of the article? Choose two.

• Nature can inspire ideas, for example a tree frog can be used to inspire many different useful items

• It could help cars stay on the road in bad weather

• Frog feet produce a slimy substance called mucus

• Studying frogs is one a way people can find inspiration from nature.

• New mucus helps from foot stick

Which word shares the same root word as disapear?

• Disable

• Reappear

• Mine

• Candy

The class is always bashing Ms.O because they say she doesnt give out enough Dojo points.

What does the word bashing mean?

• Hitting hard with a heavy tool

• Going to too many parties

• Speaking harshly about

• Voting for another teacher

Which of the following words has the same root word as "bashing"?

• Base

• Bashful

• Tasty

• Bad

Which sentence shows the authors point of view in the article?

• Ideas come from things all around us. No one knows what is coming next.

• Tree frogs feet have a pattern

• How do tree frogs special feet clean themselves?

• Nature inspires many ideas

Which sentence best summarizes the section under the heading Put to the Test?

• Frogs have a slimy substance

• Researchers tested frogs to see how their grip changed

• Frogs have a special feet that clean themselves

• Things were tested

What is the main idea of the section under the heading New Ideas?

• Frogs have mucus

• Frogs are able to clean their feet using mucus secreted

• The way a frogs foot works have many different uses in inventions

• Bandages can be copied from the way a frog foot works