Language Live Unit 1 Main Idea and Key Details Content Mastery

Which sentence tells the main idea?

• The dog next door barks when people walk by.

• He barks when cars drive by.

• Sometimes it’s hard to think because of all that barking.

• The dog next door is always barking.

Which sentence tells the main idea?

• It’s hard to get up in the morning.

• When the alarm clock rings, sometimes I go back to sleep.

• My blankets are warm and I don’t like the cold morning air.

• I hate to leave my dreams behind.

Which sentence tells the main idea?

• Every time we get to choose what’s for dinner, Elvin wants pizza.

• Pizza is Elvin’s favorite food.

• Elvin ask Mom to always keep pizza in the freezer.

• Elvin argues with me if I want macaroni instead of pizza.

Which sentence tells the main idea?

• At school, kids admired my new shoes.

• Mom said she thought the red shoes looked the best on me.

• Even my older sister complimented me on my shoes.

• Everybody likes my new red shoes.

Which sentence tells the main idea?

• The baby birds cheep loudly when their mother brings worms.

• The baby birds cheep when their father leaves the nest.

• Baby birds make a lot of noise.

• The baby birds cheep early in the morning.