What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?
• What is the main event?
• What is one important detail?
• What point is the author trying to make?

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There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.
• It is also fun to look for shells.
• Some people simply like to sunbathe.
• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

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What is a main idea? 

• The purpose of the passage
• A minor detail
• It is the same as the topic
• the most important idea about a topic that a particular text or paragraph conveys

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Lucy tried as hard as she could, but she still couldn’t get the soccer ball in the net.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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Ding, ding, ding! My alarm clock woke me from a deep sleep, and I jumped out of bed so quickly that I frightened the dog! As I let the dog out, I noticed that nobody else was up. Silly me, it was Saturday!

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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Fables often include

• morals, talking animals, and few characters
• enchanted creatures
• heroes and superhuman strength
• castles, forests, and frogs

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What is a theme?

• the gist

• the main idea

• the moral, message, or lesson

• the plot

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What is the genre that uses made up characters and settings, but could happen in real life?

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Poetry

• Realistic Fiction

Choose the sentence that most clearly states an opinion.

• Field trips are lots of fun.

• My class visited the zoo last year.

• Most field trips are about things we study.

• Sometime it might be good to visit a museum.

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The topic sentence of a paragraph is "Adaptations help animals and plants survive in their environments."

Which of these details best supports the topic sentence?

• There are many different species of animals that live on Earth.

• Grasshoppers adapted to be bright green so they could blend in with grass.

• Harriet opened her book so she could read more about grasshoppers and other insects.

• My favorite insect is the grasshopper.

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