Exploring Main Ideas and Supporting Texts

What is the primary purpose of organizing a text into main ideas and supporting details?

• To confuse the reader

• To provide a clear structure and enhance understanding

• To make the text longer

• To focus only on minor details

Which sentence best captures the main idea of a paragraph about the solar system?

• Neptune is mostly hydrogen.

• Each planet has a different atmosphere.

• Some planets are very large.

• There are eight planets in the solar system.

What does the atmosphere of Venus primarily consist of?

• Methane

• Hydrogen and helium

• Nitrogen and oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

Which planet is described as the coldest?

• Mars

• Uranus

• Earth

• Neptune

What question should you ask to identify supporting details in a text?

• What is the least important information?

• Which sentence contradicts the main idea?

• Which sentence supports the main idea?

• What are the irrelevant details?

Which of the following is a supporting detail for the main idea that planets have different atmospheres?

• All planets are in the solar system.

• Uranus and Jupiter have atmospheres of hydrogen and helium.

• All planets have the same temperature.

• Venus has an atmosphere of methane.

In the graphic organizer, where is the main idea placed?

• In the picture frames

• On the roof

• On the walls

• On the floor

How are Jupiter and Saturn described in terms of size?

• Smaller than Earth

• Smaller than Mercury

• The largest in the solar system

• Identical in size to Neptune

Which planet has the hottest temperature according to the lesson?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What does a blueprint for writing help illustrate?

• The complexity of planetary systems

• The relationships between main ideas and supporting details

• The history of writing tools

• Different types of planets