1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.

Clowns makes fun balloon animals.

Their face paint hides their true identity.

People often think of the creepy clowns they've seen on movies such as "It."

There have been some bad clowns in the news lately.

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: Doing your homework has many benefits.

Homework takes up your precious after school time.

Doing your homework helps you remember the material better.

Those who complete their homework often do better on the test.

When you have done your homework, it makes it easier to participate in class.

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: Elephants are very intelligent animals.

An elephant can live for as long as sixty-five years.

Elephants tear off branches of trees to use as fly swatters.

Elephants can recognize their reflections in mirrors.

Elephants have been seen keeping vigil over their dead companions.

1. Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph. Johnny has to spend twice as long on his math homework. Sometime he gets the numbers mixed up, and he can't remember the formulas. He has to study and practice a lot to get good grades in math.

Math is Johnny's most difficult class.

Johnny has a difficult time in school.

Reading is Johnny's favorite subject.

Math is the worst subject ever.

1. Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph. When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.

There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.

Baking cookies is really easy to do.

My grandma has the best cookies recipe.

Cookies are easier to make than cake.

1. Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence? It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.

Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.

People like professional football players make a lot of money.

All of us can be professional athletes.

1. Danger often appears in the most unexpected places. People usually think of the bathtub as a safe, quiet place. But more accidents occur there than anywhere else in the home. Slips or falls that occur while entering and leaving the tub injure thousands of people every year. Most people think of a baker as having a safe and pleasant job; however, rolling, kneading, and pounding dough causes clouds of flour dust, which can enter the lungs and disable the baker. Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

Some activities are more dangerous than they look

Thousands of people are hurt in tub accidents every year

People think bakers have a safe job

Bakers can be disable by flour in their lungs

1. Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn't be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV. What is the main idea?

Watching a lot of television isn't good for Maria

Some cartoons are bad for Maria

1. Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

Many people sleep later on the weekends.

Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.

Dark rooms are best for sleeping.

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1. ____________ is/ are the general subject that the passage is about.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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1. The reader should determine the main idea BEFORE reading the passage.

True

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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1. ____________ a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about.

Topic

Claim

Main Idea

Transitional sentence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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1. The main idea does not need supporting details.

True

False

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30 sec • 1 pt

1. Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

There are many landfills available for waste.

Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

Clean jars before recycling them.

Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: Reading class is really interesting.

We learn interesting facts from the things we read.

Our teacher gives us new ways to look at things.

It's my least favourite class.

Sometimes we do dramatic readings of the text that are super engaging.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

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30 sec • 1 pt

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: Candy is not a healthy treat.

It tastes really good.

Candy contains high amounts of sugar.

You can find many artificial additives in candy.

Eating too much candy can give you cavities.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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Topic Supporting Ideas

1. ____________ is/ are the general subject that the passage is about.

1. The reader should determine the main idea BEFORE reading the passage.

1. ____________ a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about.

1. The main idea does not need supporting details.

1. Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: Reading class is really interesting.

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: Candy is not a healthy treat.

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.Topic Sentence: Doing your homework has many benefits.

1. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence: Elephants are very intelligent animals.

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Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.

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