Main Idea and Supporting Detail

Main Idea and Supporting Detail

4th Grade

15 Qs

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Main Idea and Supporting Detail

Main Idea and Supporting Detail

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.4.2, RL.3.2, RI.3.2

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a main idea?

The point of a piece of writing.

The information that supports a topic sentence.

The most interesting detail in a book.

The punctuation used in a paragraph.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which might be a main idea of an article called “Dolphins are Smart”?

Dolphins eat fish, squid, and shrimp.

Dolphins can use tools and be trained by humans.

Dolphins are mammals.

Dolphins are my favorite animal.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Finding the main idea can help you COMPREHEND a book? What does COMPREHEND mean?

Confuse

Understand

Write

Teach

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What might be the main idea of a book on Jackie Robinson, one of the first African American Major League Baseball players?

Jackie Robinson was born in 1919

Jackie Robinson's jersey number was 42

Jackie Robinson is a hero to many people.

Jackie Robinson retired at the age of 37

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which detail supports a paragraph about bike safety?

Helmets can protect your head from injuries.

The first bike with pedals was invented in 1861

Bikes are better for the environment than cars.

A bike with only one wheel is called a unicycle.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

How do you feel about being able to find the main idea and supporting details in a text

Great! I can do this in my sleep

Okay. I would like more practice.

Not good. I need more help on this.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Do you need more help finding the main idea or finding supporting details?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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