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What can you summarize?

• only novels
• only nonfiction
• only movies
• anything you read or watch

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Jake's family went on a camping trip. They went to a park by the ocean. They rode their bikes around the park and cooked their food over a fire outside. They saw some deer. They came home Sunday afternoon. 
What is the main idea? 

• They saw some deer
• Jake's family likes to camp
• Jake's family went on a camping trip
• They cooked their food outside

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Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

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what the text is all about; has the same meaning as the main idea

• supporting details
• topic
• central idea
• paraphrase

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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
• Soccer players learn how to dribble.
• They learn how to work together as teammates.
• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words

• summary being shorter than the text

• exact words from the text

• including main ideas or events only

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What is the first step in the birth of a tornado?

• dark sky

• thunderstorm

• high wind

• rain

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Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? Even though they sit still for long periods of time, frogs can actually move pretty quickly.

• Frogs live near creeks and ponds where there is water to drink.

• Frogs like to eat insects, mostly flies and mosquitos.

• A frog's tongue can roll out and catch a fly in less than a second.

• Frogs can be very patient while waiting for their food to fly by.

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Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

• She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours.

• She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean.

• She went to the Iowa State Fair and saw a plane for the first time.

• She first became a nurse and then a social worker before becoming a pilot.

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All of the following are strategies for finding main idea except

• Answer the question IMMEDIATELY after reading the passage so that the information is still fresh.

• Read only the first and last sentences.

• Look for repeated words.

• Read the WHOLE passage.

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