Main Idea Exercise

1. What is this whole story mostly about?

• A. Going directly from observation to conclusion is called non-scientific

  thinking.

• B. The scientific method is a way of thinking that helps you to avoid drawing

  incorrect conclusions.

• C. Non-scientific thinking happens all the time.

2. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the

story more interesting?

• A. People in ancient times believed that the sun travels around the earth.

• B. People in ancient times knew that the earth was round.

• C. People in ancient times didn’t try to explain the world around them.

3. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the

story more interesting?

• A. In the example, observation proved that eating a candy bar made a sick

  stomach feel better.

• B. In the example, there could be several reasons your sick stomach felt

  better after you ate a candy bar.

• C. In the example, there is only one explanation for why a sick stomach

  would feel better after you ate a candy bar.

4. Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the

story more interesting?

• A. In the example, you could test your hypothesis by not eating a candy bar

  the next time you have a sick stomach.

• B. In the example, you could test your hypothesis by eating a different kind of

  candy bar the next time you have a sick stomach.

• C. In the example, you could test your hypothesis by eating a candy bar the

  next time you have a sick stomach.

5. What is another small piece of information from the story that makes the

story more interesting?

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