
Reading Comprehension: Identifying Key Details
Authored by Louis Lauro
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of identifying the main idea in a text?
To understand the author's writing style
To summarize the text's overall message
To critique the author's argument
To memorize the text's details
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following would be considered a supporting detail?
The theme of the story
A fact that proves the main idea
The genre of the text
The author's biography
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important to determine supporting details in a text?
To increase reading speed
To understand the text's structure
To argue against the author's point of view
To better understand and remember the main idea
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What question can you ask to identify the main idea of a text?
Who is the author?
What is this text mostly about?
How many characters are in the story?
Where is the setting of the story?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a way to find the main idea?
Reading the title and subtitles
Looking at the first and last sentences of paragraphs
Focusing only on the illustrations or graphics
Summarizing the text in your own words
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a detail in the text is described as a "supporting detail," it means that the detail:
Can stand alone without the main idea
Is more important than the main idea
Helps to explain or prove the main idea
Is unrelated to the main idea but interesting
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identifying the main idea of a text is similar to:
Painting a picture
Solving a math problem
Deciding the outcome of a story
Finding the summary of the story
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