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.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

HOMOPHONES are words that sound the same, but mean something different. "Main" and "Maine" are homophones. What is another homophone?

• Man

• Min

• Name

• Mane

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Finding the main idea can help you COMPREHEND a book? What does COMPREHEND mean?

• Confuse

• Understand

• Write

• Teach

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What might be the main idea of a book on Jackie Robinson, one of the first African American Major League Baseball players?

• Jackie Robinson was born in 1919

• Jackie Robinson's jersey number was 42

• Jackie Robinson is a hero to many people.

• Jackie Robinson retired at the age of 37

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2