Main Idea (1)

What kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

• Topic sentence

• Supporting Detail

• Example Sentence

• Transition Sentence

What might be the main idea of a book titled Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?

• Tomatoes are easy to cook.

• It is important to eat vegetables and fruit.

• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.

• Spinach is good for your bones.

Which chapter would have information about lions, tigers, and snow leopards?

• "Lion, King of the Jungle"

• "How Tigers get their Stripes"

• "Big Cats of the World"

• "Save the Snow Leopards"

A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?

• To search and find

• To hold up and help

• To end

• To write

What is a main idea?

• The point of a piece of writing.

• The information that supports the topic sentence.

• The most interesting detail in a book.

• The punctuation used in a paragraph.