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Main Idea and Supporting Details

Authored by Lindsey Keogel

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

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Main Idea and Supporting Details
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Topic sentence

Supporting detail

Example sentence

Transition sentence

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tomatoes are easy to cook.

It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.

Strawberries have seeds on the outside.

Spinach is good for your bones.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Lion, King of the Jungle

How Tigers Get Their Stripes

Big Cats of the World

Save the Snow Leopards

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

To search and find.

To give more info about something.

To end.

To write.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a main idea?

The point of a piece of writing.

The information that supports a topic sentence.

The most interesting detail in a book.

The punctuation used in a paragraph.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which might be a main idea of an article called “Dolphins are Smart”?

Dolphins eat fish, squid, and shrimp.

Dolphins can use tools and be trained by humans.

Dolphins are mammals.

Dolphins are my favorite animal.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which detail supports a paragraph about bike safety?

Helmets can protect your head from injuries.

The first bike with pedals was invented in 1861

Bikes are better for the environment than cars.

A bike with only one wheel is called a unicycle.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

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