Main Idea

What is the main idea of this passage?

• All eight planets have unique differences.

• Some planets are larger than others

• The planets have different atmospheres.

• Many planets have different temperatures.

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What is the main idea of this passage?

• Dolphins

• Mammals are different from fish.

• Dolphins are mammals.

• Mammals give birth to live babies.

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What is the main idea of this passage?

• The platypus is venomous.

• The platypus is a very strange creature.

• The platypus lays eggs.

• The platypus has webbed feet and a beaver's tail. 

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The main idea is what the passage is _______ about.

• partly

• mostly

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Details prove the main idea.

• True

• False

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FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

Bats

Some kind of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. Bats help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.

• Bats are mammals

• Bats eat 600 mosquitoes in one hour

• Bats eat many insects.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RL.4.2

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There are several events that can change the Earth's surface very quickly. Volcanoes can erupt and spread lava, rock and ash for several miles. Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth's surface.

• Several events can change the Earth's surface.

• Earthquakes can cause large cracks.

• Volcanoes can be dangerous.

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Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake. They use an instrument called the Richter scale. The Richter scale compares the strength of different earthquakes. Earthquakes below 2.0 usually can’t be felt. Earthquakes over 5.0 on the scale can cause damage. A magnitude 7.0 is a major earthquake and can cause tremendous damage.

• Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake.

• Strong earthquakes can cause lots of damage.

• Some earthquakes are very small.

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Benjamin Franklin loved the city of Philadelphia. He started the city’s first hospital and fire department. Ben also started Philadelphia’s first public library. Benjamin Franklin worked very hard to make Philadelphia a better place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked hard to make his city a great place to live.

• Benjamin Franklin worked for the fire department.

• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about books.

• Benjamin Franklin went to school in Philadelphia.

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