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Pretest Key Details

Authored by Genalle Murphy

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Pretest Key Details
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

The lesson or moral 
The conflict of the story
What the story is about 
The beginning, middle, or end

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is a detail that tells about the main idea?

how the four presidents were chosen

why Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota

which presidents are at Mount Rushmore

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the key details help us find out about the story?

The topic sentence
The main idea
The details
The paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are key details important?

To help me understand the main idea.
They are the names of the characters.
They are always written in bold print.
They are our vocabulary words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A key detail is NOT

answering who, what, when, where, why.
The central message of the story.
Supporting details of the story
words or phrases that help us understand the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

*Hawaii is a state made up of several islands.

*Millions of people from all over visit Hawaii every year.

*The beautiful turquoise waters are very appealing.

*Actually, many people go to Hawaii for shopping, too!


What is the main idea that ties these details together?

Hawaii is a beautiful island.

Many people each year enjoy visiting Hawaii.

Most people go to Hawaii to go surfing.

Many people move to Hawaii because it is so pretty.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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