Determine the main idea apart from the key details.

Which is the main idea?

• Hammerhead sharks like to eat squid and octopus.

• Stingrays are their favorite food.

• Hammerhead sharks eat a variety of foods.

• Fish a also part of their diet.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the main idea?

• California has four different regions.

• Agriculture is grown in the valley.

• Tourists enjoy the coast and the mountains.

• The desert areas are the hottest areas in the state.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which is the main idea?

• The queen bee lays all of the eggs for the colony.

• The worker bees are scouts, guards, cleaners, and more.

• There are three types of bees in each colony that have specific roles.

• The drones mate with the queen.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which it the main idea?

• Walt Disney fell in love with trains when he lived in Kansas City.

• Walt Disney had an interesting life.

• In 1919, he got one of his first jobs as a commercial artist for $50.

• Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which is the main idea?

• The sun provides light.

• Without the sun, nothing could survive on the Earth.

• The sun provides vitamin D.

• The sun is an important part of the solar system.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which is the main idea?

• African elephants have big ears and wrinkled skin.

• African elephants and Asian elephants are similar and different.

• Asian elephants have smaller ears and smooth skin.

• All elephants have trunks and small tails.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which is the main idea?

• Sea lions live in the Pacific Ocean.

• Striped dolphins live and play in the Pacific Ocean.

• There are many animals living in the Pacific Oceans.

• Sea otters are some of the cutest Pacific Ocean animals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which is the main idea?

• Different artists had different styles of painting.

• Claude Monet's work was impressionistic.

• Leonardo d Vinci did realistic art.

• Pablo Picasso's art was cubist.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2