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Main Idea and Supporting Details

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Main Idea and Supporting Details
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following details and determine the main idea of the words.
-theater
-candy
-popcorn
-dark

Playing at the park.

Going to school.

Playing a soccer game.

Going to the movies.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-ghosts
-October
-costumes
-pumpkins
-haunted houses

Halloween

Christmas

Spring

Birds

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Please read the following details and determine the main idea of these words.
-tall buildings
-taxis
-noise
-lots of people
-billboards

In a city

math

Spring

Birds

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Many people sleep later on the weekends.

Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.

Dark rooms are best for sleeping.

Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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