Main Idea and Supporting Details

Main Idea : Sharks are interesting animals

Which one is NOT a supporting details for the main idea above ?

• A shark may use up to 20,000 teeth in its lifetime.

• Sharks may have from 1 to 100 babies, depending upon their species.

• Two thirds of a sharks brain is devoted to its keen sense of smell.

• Sharks can be found in many oceans.

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Main Idea: Bald eagles are skilled predators .

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• This fierce bird not only eats living prey. but will also eat dead animals.

• These powerful birds are able to lift prey that weigh up to four pounds.

• These birds are at the top of their food chain due to their size.

• Bald eagles build large nests in the tops of trees.

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Main Idea: The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• This tall statue is located on a pedestal in Ellis Island, New York.

• France gave the United States this important symbol on October 28, 1886.

• Just like the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell is also an American symbol.

• This popular New York tourist attraction was designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartoldi.

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Main Idea: The Pony Express delivered mail to and from St.Joseph , Missouri and San Francisco , California.

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• The Pony Express mail service ran from April 1860 to October 1861.

• Gold was discovered in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848.

• A total of 186 men rode for the Pony Express.

• Every 10—15 miles, riders got a new horse, and every 75—100 miles, riders were changed.

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Main Idea: The sun is an interesting part of the solar system .

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• It is the closest star to the Earth.

• Over one million Earths could fit inside of the Sun.

• There are many stars in the universe.

• This hot ball of gas is made of hydrogen and helium.

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Main Idea : European explorers traveled great distances for " God , gold and glory ".

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• Amerigo Vespucci sailed for both Spain and Portugal.

• Space explorers, the crew of the Apollo 11, first landed on the moon in 1969.

• In 1513, Vasco de Balboa, a Spanish explorer, led an expedition across Panama and saw the Pacific Ocean.

• Christopher Columbus sailed to the “New World” in 1492 for Spain.

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Main Idea: Rocks are classified according to the way they were formed.

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• Igneous rocks are made from molten magma that cools and crystallizes.

• Sedimentary rocks are made from bits of rocks, sand, soil, and shells.

• Metamorphic rock started out as sedimentary or igneous rock.

• A diamond is the hardest rock.

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Main Idea : Tornadoes are powerful storms.

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• This weather phenomenon has winds that reach 300 mph.

• A tornado over the water is called a waterspout.

• Tornadoes can lift cars, mobile homes and animals into the air.

• They can damage areas over a mile wide and 50 miles long.

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Main Idea: Animals may be grouped according to the food they consume .

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• Animals that only eat plants are called herbivores.

• Carnivores are animals who only feed on meat.

• Nocturnal animals are active at night.

• Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and meat.

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Main Idea: Walt Disney had an interesting life .

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• In 1937, he produced his first full length animated film called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

• His career started in Kansas City, Missouri when he worked as a cartoonist.

• In 1955, he opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

• Every horse on Disneyland’s King Arthur Carousel has a name.

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