Fiction Setting + Nonfiction Main Idea and Author's Purpose Quiz

Last Name

First Name

Class Period

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Teacher

• Heare
• Proko
• Unrath

The main idea is...

• What the text is mostly about.
• The lesson we can learn from the text.
• The features throughout the text that help us to understand it.
• A text that is true.

One text feature that helps us to identify the main idea of a specific section of text is...

• Diagram
• Map
• Glossary
• Headings

The pieces of text that support the main idea are called...

• Ideas
• Details
• Subheadings
• Topics

Based on the TITLE, what do we know this text will be about?

• Five Facts about the Solar System
• Five Facts about the Sun
• Five Facts about the Moon
• The Sun is a Star

Under the heading "The Sun is not Solid," what is the main idea?

• The sun is almost completely made out of gas.
• There are traces of few other gases on the sun.
• The earth is comprised of rocks.

Under which heading would we find the detail, "if a solar flare is large enough...it can interrupt satellite communication."

• "The Sun is not Solid"
• "The Suns Glow is Caused by Nuclear Fusion"
• "The Suns Energy can Disrupt Communication on Earth"