MASTERY CHECK Main Ideas and Supporting Details

True or False: Every piece of writing has a main idea that the writer wants to convey.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

True or False: The main idea is always directly stated in the text.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

True or False: Supporting details are words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the main idea.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

True or False: The main idea of a text can only be found in the title.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

True or False: Writers can use examples to support the main idea.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

True or False: Sensory details explain and clarify the main idea.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

True or False: A writer’s purpose can influence the type of supporting details used.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

True or False: If the main idea isn't directly stated, you can find it by reading the first and last sentences of the text.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

True or False: Supporting details make the main idea weaker and less important.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

True or False: Statistics are a type of supporting detail often used to persuade the reader.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1