Identifying Main Ideas Quiz

What is one way to identify the main idea of a section?

• Ignore the details

• Find key details

• Focus on the title only

• Read the last sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is a main idea?

• A random fact

• What the text is mostly about

• A minor detail

• A key detail

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What do young chimps learn by watching older chimps?

• How to swim

• How to build nests

• How to make tools

• How to find food

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What do mole-rats use to keep dust out of their throats?

• Leaves

• Plastic

• Wood shavings or root husks

• Stones

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What behavior is being tested in the ravens by Dr. Bernd Heinrich?

• Their ability to fly long distances.

• Their skill in building nests.

• Their inventiveness in solving problems.

• Their communication with other birds.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the result after the first raven figured out the solution?

• The other ravens ignored the solution.

• The other ravens used the same method.

• The other ravens flew away.

• The other ravens ate the meat without using the string.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is a person called that creates a tool that helps solve a problem?

• Artist

• Inventor

• Creator

• Builder

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A bird has an inborn ability to fly south for the winter. What is another word for inborn ability?

• Smart

• Intelligence

• Knowledge

• Instinct

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

(5) For some other animals, it’s a different story. Chimpanzees use a stick to catch termites. A chimp finds a branch, strips off its leaves and side branches, and breaks the stick to the ideal6 length. Then it carefully pokes the tool into holes in a termite mound. The termites attack the stick. When the chimp pulls out the stick, it’s covered with tasty termites. Unlike sea otters, individual chimps construct7 and handle their tools differently.

What is the key detail?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

If something is complicated or difficult, what is it?

• Complex

• Easy

• Hard

• Parts

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4