Unit 1: IDENTIFY

Something you read is called a...

• identify

• text

• fiction

Text based on facts and real events is...

• nonfiction

• fiction

• a topic

The topic tells...

• text written from an author's imagination

• what a text is about

• fiction

The main idea is...

• to tell, label, or name something

• text written from an author's imagination

• what the author wants you to know about a topic

What describes or explains the main idea?

• Details

• Fiction text

• Identify

The theme of a story tells...

• if the text is fiction.

• what the author wants you to learn.

• how to identify details.

Read the paragraph and identify the main idea.

Saturday at the Carnival 

James and his sister Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday.  They rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster, and the Ferris wheel.  James ate popcorn and a hot dog.  Anna drank lemonade and had cotton candy. They saw many exciting shows. They were tired when they went home.

• James and Anna were hungry.

• James and Anna had fun at the carnival.

• The carnival was on Saturday.

Read the paragraph and identify the main idea.

Planets in the Solar System

There are eight planets in the Solar System and each one is very different. Jupiter and Saturn are very large but Mercury and Mars are much smaller. The planets also have different temperatures. Uranus is the coldest planet and Venus is the hottest planet. Another difference is that only Earth has an atmosphere where humans can live. Someday humans may live on other planets.

• Jupiter is the biggest planet.

• Humans live on Earth.

• The eight planets are all different.

Read the paragraph and identify the detail that does NOT support the main idea "The eight planets are all different."

Planets in the Solar System

There are eight planets in the Solar System and each one is very different. Jupiter and Saturn are very large but Mercury and Mars are much smaller. The planets also have different temperatures. Uranus is the coldest planet and Venus is the hottest planet. Another difference is that only Earth has an atmosphere where humans can live. Someday humans may live on other planets.

• Someday humans may live on other planets.

• Jupiter and Saturn are very large but Mercury and Mars are much smaller.

• The planets also have different temperatures.

Read the paragraph and identify the theme.

Milo didn't have any friends at school. His parents took him shopping and bought him new shoes, a new video game, and a new cell phone. Milo took all his new stuff to school to show the other boys in his class, but it didn't help him make friends. Milo felt lonely and sad.

• The boys in Milo's class were mean.

• Money can't buy happiness.

• Milo's parents are rich.