Main Idea and Details

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell a reader?

• About the author.

• About the illustrations.

• One or two words about what the whole text is about.

• A detail about the story.

What does KEY DETAILS mean?

• what the story is about

• putting the story in order

• the sentences that tell me about the main idea

Read the story, "Bats." Then tell what the MAIN IDEA of the story is.

Bats

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But, if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. This is called echo-location. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they are going.

• Bats

• People

• Sounds

• Food

Use the story, "Bats" to choose one DETAIL from the story that goes with the main idea.

Bats

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But, if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. This is called echo-location. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they are going.

• Bats find their way by listening to sounds as they echo off things.

• Bats eat insects.

• People use their eyes.

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