Main Idea Reading

Look at the picture and choose the main idea.

• They went camping on the weekend.

• They went to the beach yesterday.

• They like to ride horses.

Look at the picture and choose the main idea.

• They love to eat hamburgers.

• The pizzeria is their favorite restaurant.

• They eat sandwiches on the picnic.

Look at the picture and choose the main idea.

• They always play in the snow.

• It was raining in the morning.

• Their favorite vacation is at the beach.

Look at the picture and choose the main idea.

• Dogs and cats are not friends.

• Dogs love to play with balls.

• My dog is white.

Look at the picture and choose the main idea.

• My friends like basketball.

• We go to school in a bus.

• The car is very fast.

Look at the picture and choose the main idea.

• I like to take photographs.

• The music is very loud.

• The cat is very small.

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?

• What is one important detail?

• What is the author's main point/message in this text?

• What is the event being discussed in the text?

The author states in paragraph 3 " When a zoo wants a new tiger, it tries to get one from another zoo." Reread paragraphs 2 and 3. Then explain how this statement supports the main idea of the text. Use details from the text in your answer.

Place a checkmark next to the two key details in the chart that best support the main ideas of paragraphs 2 and 3

• "some animals travel from zoo to zoo by truck and some go by airplane"

• "when a zoo wants a new tiger, it tries to get one form another zoo. That way, more tigers can stay in the wild"

• "These tigers live in the wild, in the island of Sumatra and in some other parts of Asia. The are endangered...

• "But zoos around the world keep a few of the big cats to teach people about tigers"

Which sentence would be the main idea?

• What makes it even more thrilling is that it is based on a true story.

• In the movie, astronauts struggle while they are trying to return to Earth.

• While watching the movie, people were on the edges of their seats.

• In 1995, the movie “Apollo 13” was a total hit.