Main Ideas and Details

What is the main idea of this passage?

" Winter provides the opportunity for many outdoor activities. Many people enjoy ice skating on a pond. Swimming in the pond in the summer can also be fun. Skiing can be a thrilling experience too. After a new snowfall, you can even build a snowman!"

• You can build a snowman

• People enjoy going to ice-skate

• There are many outdoor activities to do in the winter

• Skiing can be thrilling

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What is the main idea of this passage?

Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700's. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.

• Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important

• Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire

• Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor

• A franklin stove can heat a whole room

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

The main idea can most often be found...

• by reading between the lines

• at the beginning of the text

• at the end of the text

• by calling and asking the author

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

The main idea is the big point that the writer is communicating to the reader.

• False

• True

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Supporting details DO NOT prove the value of the main idea.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.1