Main Idea & Key Details

What animal has the longest nose in the world? If you thought the elephant, you were right. The elephant’s nose, called a trunk, is also the most useful nose in the world. The elephant uses its nose to sniff food, roll logs, and fight foes. When it is thirsty, the elephant can drink six quarts with its nose. It also uses its nose for taking a bath too.

What is the best topic for this passage?

• The longest nose

• The elephant

• The elephant’s nose

What animal has the longest nose in the world? If you thought the elephant, you were right. The elephant’s nose, called a trunk, is also the most useful nose in the world. The elephant uses its nose to sniff food, roll logs, and fight foes. When it is thirsty, the elephant can drink six quarts with its nose. It also uses its nose for taking a bath too.

What is the main idea for this passage?

• The elephant’s nose is very useful to them.

• What animal has the longest nose in the world?

• The elephant has a nose that we call a trunk.

It is easy to make a good cup of tea. Just follow these steps. First, boil some water. Next put some hot water in the tea pot to warm it. Pour the water out of the pot and put in some tea leaves. You will need one teaspoon of tea leaves for each cup of tea you want. Then pour the boiling water into the tea pot. Cover the pot and wait for a few minutes. Now the tea is ready to drink.

What is the most suitable topic for this paragraph?

• A cup of Tea

• How to make a cup of tea

• How to drink tea

Bella is going to have a birthday party. She is turning sixteen on Sunday. She will wear a dress from France. Both of her parents spent a lot on food and decorations. All her friends are invited to the party. What is the main idea?

• She will wear a dress from France.

• Bella is going to have a birthday party.

Riding in an airplane was exciting. It’s as if I can almost touch the clouds while looking out the window. The pilot and his crew made us feel comfortable during the flight. We saw the marvelous view of the ocean and landscape below us. It was a breathtaking experience. What is the main idea?

• The view was breathtaking.

• Riding in an airplane was exciting.

Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna. From an early age, Rizal proved to be intelligent. He learned the alphabet from his mother at the age of 3 and could read and write at age 5. He knows how to speak 22 languages. Rizal received his medical degree at the age of 23.

Main Idea: From an early age, Rizal proved to be intelligent.

Choose a supporting detail below.

• He knows how to speak 22 languages.

• Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna.

Read the passage.

Skunks change their diets as the seasons change. During the spring and summer, they like to eat beetles, bees, lizards, crickets, and other insects. When it gets cooler, they change their diets. In the fall and winter, skunks like to eat mice, fruit, nuts, birdseed, and plants.

What is the main idea?

• a. Skunks change their diets as the seasons change.

• b. Skunks like to eat insects.

• Skunks like to eat mice.

Bats are mammals. They have fur on their bodies like other mammals. They drink milk from their mothers. Baby bats are born live. Some people think that bats are birds, but they are not. Bats are flying mammals!

What is the main idea?

It can get very hot in the summer. It can get too hot to play outside. It may get too hot for people to work outside. You may have to stay inside of the house and play where it is cool. Summer can be very hot. What is the main idea?

• a. Summer is too short.

• b. It is too hot to work.

• c. The summer can get very hot.

John and Matt want to be firemen.  They want to ride on the big fire truck.  John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires.  Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the main idea?

• John wants to climb a ladder.
• John and Matt want to be firemen
• Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
• They want to ride on the big fire truck.