TEKS.ELA.3.6G

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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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

• Many people sleep later on the weekends.
• Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
• Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
• Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

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TEKS.ELA.5.7C

TEKS.ELA.5.9D

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

• Many people sleep later on the weekends.
• Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
• Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
• Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

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TEKS.ELA.5.7C

TEKS.ELA.5.9D

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?
• What is the main event?
• What is one important detail?
• What point is the author trying to make?

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TEKS.ELA.5.6B

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

The earth's surface is constantly changing.  All over the world everyday there are earthquakes, floods and volcanoes that quickly change our world. Some changes are too small to see.  Others cause tremendous damage and costs millions of dollars to clean up.
What is the main idea?

• It is expensive to clean up the damage
• Sometimes we can't see the changes. 
• The Earth's surface is always changing.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.3

TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal assistants. They will look and behave much like humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier. 
What is the main idea? 

• Someday we will all have robots to be our personal assistants
• We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers
• They will look and behave much like real humans
• Robots of the future will be able to learn from experience

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TEKS.ELA.3.6G

Stacey had a lot of fun riding her bike one sunny afternoon.  She was just about to go home when she hit a patch of loose gravel.  Stacey skidded and then tipped over on her bike, scraping her knee. After cleaning the scrape, Stacey put a bandage on her knee.
What is the problem?

• She hit a patch of loose gravel.
• She had a lot of fun.
• She scraped her knee.

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TEKS.ELA.3.8C

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

to tell  what a non-fiction piece is mostly about

• author
• cite evidence
• theme
• main idea

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TEKS.ELA.3.6G

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

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TEKS.ELA.5.9D

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

What did Doc Smith say was wrong with Grandfather?

• He had a heart attack.

• He has given up on life.

• He has the flu.

• He will be fine in a few days.

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TEKS.ELA.3.6G