Pretest Key Details

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. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

*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. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The governor had to rescend his order that everyone attend school at a school building. There is too much risk of getting a virus, so Governor DeSantis officially cancelled school through the end of this school year.

What does the 'rescend' mean here?

• attend

• virus

• officially cancelled

• attend school

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Uncle Bill was negligent as he parked his car in the handicap spot. He did not have a handicap car tag! He was not concerned about the elderly who needed that parking spot.

What word(s) tell what the underlined word means as used in the sentence above?

• not concerned

• parked

• elderly

• Uncle Bill

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Some people consider the game of 'tug of war' to be somewhat brutal. In order to win at it, you must play it fiercely.

A synonym for the underlined word is ___.

• consider

• fiercely

• game

• consider

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4