Main Idea Quiz

Which one 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 are also part of their diet.

Which one is the main idea?

• California has four different regions.

• Agriculture is grown in the valley.

• Tourists enjoy the coast and the mountain areas.

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

Which one is the main idea?

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

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

• There are three types of bees in each colony, and each has a specific role.

• The drones mate with the queen.

Which one is 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 a month.

• Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955.

Which one 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.

Which one 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.

Which one 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 Ocean.

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

Which one is the main idea?

• Different artists had different styles of painting.

• Claude Monet’s work was impressionistic.

• Leonardo da Vinci did realistic art.

• Pablo Picasso’s art was cubist.

Which one is the main idea?

• Japan’s flag is red with a center circle of white.

• The flag of France has three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red.

• Different countries have different flags.

• Canada’s flag has three vertical stripes (red, white, and red) with a red maple leaf on the white stripe.

Which one is the main idea?

• Hawaii is an archipelago.

• There are many island’s which are part of Japan.

• Archipelagos (groups of islands) may be found around the world.

• North of Canada’s mainland is the Arctic Archipelago.