GS2_U5_FIND MAIN IDEAS

Dogs are popular pets because they are friendly and helpful. Many dogs live in homes with families. They like to play and can also be trained to do jobs. Some dogs help people by guiding the blind, while others protect houses.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Dogs can do tricks.

• Dogs are popular pets because they are friendly and helpful.

• Dogs eat a lot of food.

Apples are a healthy snack that many people enjoy. They come in different colors, like red, green, and yellow. Apples can be eaten raw, or they can be made into applesauce, juice, and pies. They grow on trees and are picked in the fall.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Apples are a healthy and versatile fruit.

• Apples are only red.

• • Apple pie is the best dessert.

Bicycles are a fun and easy way to get around. Riding a bike is good exercise and helps keep the air clean because bikes don’t use gas. Many people ride bikes to work or school, while others enjoy riding for fun.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Bicycles are a good way to travel and are fun to ride.

• Riding a bike is dangerous.

• Only children ride bikes for fun.

Anthony’s teacher, Mr. Rivera, gave the class a different kind of homework assignment. The assignment was to watch the weather report on television every night for a week. Mr. Rivera told the students some things to listen for as they watched each night’s report. He also gave them a worksheet to fill out while they watched.

What is the main idea?

• Anthony’s teacher is Mr. Rivera.

• Anthony’s homework was to watch the weather report for a week.

• Anthony likes to watch the weather report on television.

Mr. Rivera said to look at the large weather map that they would see behind the weather reporter. He told them that they might see a large blue line or a large red line on the map. There might be both a blue line and a red line. He said that a blue line is a high pressure area that usually brings dry weather. A red line is a low pressure area that usually brings wet weather. When blue and red lines meet, there usually is stormy weather on the way.

What is the main idea?

• Mr. Rivera told the students what to watch for on the weather report.

• Mr. Rivera said the blue lines usually brings dry weather.

• Mr. Rivera said to look at the weather map behind the reporter.

On the worksheet there was a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the next day. There were other boxes to check if it was expected to rain, or to be cloudy, or to be windy.

What is the main idea?

• The worksheet had a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the next day.

• The worksheet had a box to check if it was going to rain.

• Mr. Rivera gave the students a worksheet to fill in.

Anthony watched the weather report and filled in the worksheet each night. He noticed that the next day was usually a lot like (giống) the report said it would be. One day’s weather map showed a blue line right next to a red line, and the next day there was a rainstorm. Anthony decided that he liked this kind of homework assignment.

What is the main idea?

• Anthony liked the homework assignment.

• One day after Anthony watched the report there was a rainstorm.

• Anthony noticed that the weather report was usually right.

What is the main idea?

• Martha won her first baking contest.

• Martha entered her famous lemon pie and lost.

• Martha entered her first baking contest and did well.