Main Idea and Details: Nonfiction

There are many types of precipitation. Precipitation forms in the sky in the clouds. Water can fall from the sky as rain. When it is cold enough, snow can fall from the sky in flakes. Sometimes ice, snow, and rain mix together to make sleet.

Choose another detail that could be added to the text.

• Cat's don't like to go out in the rain.

• It doesn't cost much money to buy an umbrella.

• A ball of ice that falls from the sky is called hail.

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An author wrote the following list of sentences:

They eat fish.

Raccoons eat many types of food.

They also eat fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

They even eat insects, mice, and rabbits.

Which of the sentences below is the main idea?

• They eat fish.

• Raccoons eat many types of food.

• They even eat insects, mice, and rabbits.

• They also eat fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

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These are frog eggs. Baby frogs are inside each egg! Frog eggs are laid in water. The eggs will hatch in 10 days. Tadpoles hatch from the eggs. The tadpoles swim and eat. The tadpoles will grow legs. The legs will grow in 2 months. The tadpole becomes a froglet. The froglet can breathe air. The froglet still has a tail. The froglet is almost grown up! In 3 months the tail is gone. The frog is all grown up!

What is this article mainly about?

• How tadpoles grow legs.

• How frogs like to jump.

• How a frog grows up.

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Yeti crabs do not live in the mountains. They live in deep-water oceans. Near their homes, water is over 700 degrees Fahrenheit. That is very hot. It is hard for yeti crabs to find food. So, they have hair-like things on their chest and arms. Bacteria come, and even grow, in the hair parts of yeti crabs.

What is the main idea of this selection?

• The water in some parts of the ocean is very hot.

• Yeti crabs have hair on their chest and arms.

• Yeti crabs live in hot water and eat food that grows on their arms.

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Lions are known as "the king of the jungle". Male lions have a thick man around their neck. The mane protects them while fighting. Lions travel in groups called "prides". They live in Africa.

Which set of details describes a lion?

• Spotted coat, Fastest land animal, Cannot roar

• King of the Jungle, Travels in prides, Lives in Africa

• Thick coat, Black stripes, Good swimmer

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People travel all over the world. We can get there in many different ways. People go by train, truck, plane, motorcycle, car, and many other ways.

What is the main idea of this article?

• Motorcycles are fast.

• Trains are very safe.

• An airplane is the best way to travel.

• We can use different vehicles to travel.

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Ladybugs live in many parts of the world. They can be different colors. Their spots and colors help to keep them safe.

What is the main idea of this article?

• Ladybugs are small.

• Ladybugs are not real.

• Ladybugs are dangerous.

• Ladybugs can be many different colors.

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