Main Idea Exit Ticket

What is the main idea?

• the main character in a story

• the message about life that an author expresses

• the sequence of events in a story

• a description of what the story is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fill in the blank:
When finding the main idea, it is important find ______ to support the main idea. 

• details
• context clues
• the title
• the author

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

There was once a nervous rabbit sleeping under a palm tree. A coconut fell from the tree and startled her. She ran into the jungle to warn her friends. The panicked rabbit thought the sky was breaking apart.
What is the main idea?

• A nervous rabbit.
• The rabbit thought the sky was breaking apart.
• Coconuts fall from trees.
• The rabbit was tired. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2