TEKS.ELA.2.6G

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.
• Jenny wants to be a nurse.
• Her grandmother was in the hospital.
• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

TEKS.ELA.4.6G

TEKS.ELA.5.6G

TEKS.ELA.3.9D

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown are bakers.  They work at a store called Bake Goods to Go.  Mrs. Jones works nights.  She bakes cakes, cookies, and pies.  Mrs. Brown works in the daytime.  She bakes bread and rolls.  Both Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown are very good bakers.
What is the main idea?

• Mrs. Jones bakes pies.
• Mrs. Brown bakes rolls.
• Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Brown are bakers
• They work at a store called Bake Goods to Go.

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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

TEKS.ELA.3.9D

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

It was backward day at school.  The students had to do things backward.  Some of them wore their T-shirts backward.  They took a test before they studied the lesson.  Dessert was served first instead of last.  They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down. 
What is the main idea?

• Dessert is supposed to come last.
• The students had a backward day.
• It is hard to do things backward.
• Students failed their tests.

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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

It was backward day at school.  The students had to do things backward.  Some of them wore their T-shirts backward.  They took a test before they studied the lesson.  Dessert was served first instead of last.  They tried to walk home backward, but they bumped into each other and fell down. 
What is the main idea?

• Dessert is supposed to come last.
• The students had a backward day.
• It is hard to do things backward.
• Students failed their tests.

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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.6G

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

Jon held the ball in his hands.  He bounced it slowly on the ground.  Once. Twice. He crouched low and then jumped.  The ball flew into the air.  Up, up, up, it went.  Then down, down, into the basket.  “Yes!” he yelled.  “Nothing but net!”
What is the main idea?

• How to throw a basketball.
• Jon could jump.
• Jon liked basketball.
• Jon makes a basket.

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TEKS.ELA.2.6G

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.
• Soccer is a worldwide sport.
• Soccer is also called football.
• Soccer is played by men and women.

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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes.  They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet.  When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed.  They called them "crooked shoes."  "What a silly idea," they said.  You can tell that shoes before 1800:

• were pretty
• didn't look alike
• didn't fit very well

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TEKS.ELA.6.5F

TEKS.ELA.3.6F

TEKS.ELA.7.5F

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

All of the following are safety tips given in the selection EXCEPT

• stay near windows
• keep a storm safety kit handy
• stay inside during strom storms
• keep away from downed power lines

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TEKS.ELA.2.6G

1, 2, 3, ___, 5

• 4
• 6
• 7
• 8

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TEKS.ELA.2.6G

What is the main idea?
bananas, oranges, lemons, apples

• yellow things
• fruit
• my favorite foods
• sports

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

TEKS.ELA.2.6G