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Main Idea and Supporting Details

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Main Idea and Supporting Details
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Her pet is a baby kitten.  It is soft and cuddly.  The kitten likes to sleep a lot.  Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed.  Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake.  She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?

The kitten sleeps a lot.

Mary plays with her kitten

Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

Mary want a new pet.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Many people have not heard giraffes make noises.  Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other.  When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow.  When frightened, they make a short, high sound.
What is the main idea?

Giraffes do make noises

Giraffes talk all the time.

Cows and giraffes talk to each other.

Lots of people have heard giraffes talk.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about called?

Topic

Claim

Main Idea

Transitional sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

the central or most important idea about a topic that the writer wants to communicate to readers.

Main Idea

Conclusion

Analogy

Subject

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

*to bear or hold up; serve as a foundation for

*any material that serves to prove a claim

Supporting Details

Details

Support

objective summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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