Main Idea & Supporting Details

Bella is going to have a birthday party. She is turning fifteen on Sunday. The dress that she will wear was bought from France. Both of her parents spent a lot for this celebration. All her friends are invited to the party. What is the main idea?

• All her friends are invited

• Bella’s peach dress

• Bella’s birthday party

Everybody is busy for the Literacy Month. A school program will be held this Friday. The Kinder teachers prepared a dance number. Grade 2 students will have a song number. The Grade 3 will do a short skit.

What is the main idea?

• Song number of Grade 2 students

• School program for the Literacy Month

• The Grade 3 will do a short skit

Toby is special. He helps Jenna because she does not see well. Toby guides Jenna cross the street. He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

Choose one supporting detail below.

• He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

• Toby went to a special dog school.

• Toby is special.

Lillianna and Layla were at the store. They were looking for a nice gift for their mother. Lillianna wanted to buy a bag but Layla wanted a dress for her. Finally, they decided to get a small purse and a yellow dress.

What is the main idea?

• Mother’s birthday

• Buying a gift for mother

• Two girls shopping

Every second, hundreds of thunderstorms are born around the world. Thunderstorms are heavy rain showers. They can drop millions of gallons of water in a minute.

Choose one supporting detail below.

• Thunderstorms are heavy rain showers.

• Every second, hundreds of thunderstorms are born around the world.

• We call these changes in the air, weather.

True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

• True

• False

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the main event?

• What is one important detail?

• What point is the author trying to make?

A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about -

• Topic

• Main idea

• Claim

• Supporting detail

What are the facts in the sentence called?

• Facts

• Main Idea

• Supporting Details

• Summery

Where is the main idea most often found?

• In the title of the story.

• In the first couple of sentences of the paragraphs.

• In the middle of the story.

• In the end of the story.