Finding the Main Idea

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English
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3rd Grade
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Nora Beck
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which tell the definition of the main idea?
tells the most important thing about a topic
the BIG idea
what the passage is mostly about
smaller pieces of information
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To find the main idea, I should look at...
the title.
the pictures.
repeated words.
one small piece of information.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the main idea?
A dolphin mother feeds her baby milk like other mammals.
Mammals are different than fish, reptiles, or birds.
Dolphins give birth to live babies.
Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the main idea?
What is the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon
The very deep Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River.
A canyon is a very deep valley.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the main idea?
The sun is a star.
The Solar System is made up of the sun and all the planets that orbit it.
There are eight planets in the solar system.
The last four planets are called gas giants because they are large planets that are mostly made of gas.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Insects live in many places. Some live on land, some live in water. Others live in the air. Some insects even live in the ground.
Insects live in many different places.
Insects can live in the air or on land.
Insects live in water.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
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