Checkpoint 1 Main Idea Level 3

The main idea tells you about the ​ (a)   of the book.

• topic
• title
• supporting details
• first
• author

The main idea is what the ​​ (a)   wants you to know.

• author
• title
• supporting details
• topic
• first

The ​ (a)   on the cover of the book can give you a clue to the main idea.

• title
• topic
• supporting details
• first
• author

Sometimes, the main idea is introduced in the ​ (a)   sentence.

• first
• title
• topic
• supporting details
• author

The author will add lots of ​ (a)   to make the story more interesting.

• supporting details
• title
• topic
• first
• author

The ​ (a)   is important to the main idea and tells you when and where the story occurs.

• setting
• repeated
• message
• illustrations
• one

You can tell someone the main idea in ​ (a)   sentence.

• one
• repeated
• setting
• message
• illustrations

The pictures or ​ (a)   are also supporting details that add to the main idea.

• illustrations
• repeated
• setting
• message
• one

You can also look for words that are ​ (a)  

• repeated
• setting
• message
• illustrations
• one

The main idea is the overall ​ (a)   the author wants you to know.

• message
• repeated
• setting
• illustrations
• one