Main Idea and Supporting

What is the main idea?

• To conclude after reasoning.

• What the text is mostly about.

• To retell or tell again.

• The most important words in a text.

Janice loves to go to basketball games. Her favorite team is the Houston Rockets. Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up before the game. She has been going to games since she was six years old.

Which of the following sentences is a supporting detail?

• Janice gets to the games late.

• Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up

• Janice likes the Lakers.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Scooby-Doo is afraid of ghosts.

• Scooby-Doo does not like castles.

• Scooby-Doo does not like running.

Where in the text can you sometimes find the main idea?

• Beginning/end

• Middle 

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.

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

• The pros live the good life.

• People like professional football players make a lot of money.

• Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.

• All of us can be professional athletes. 

What is a supporting detail in the passage?

• Scooby-Doo is lost in the castle.

• Scooby never liked Ghosts.

• Scooby is a good ghost hunter

Jake's family went on a camping trip. They went to a park by the ocean. They rode their bikes around the park and cooked their food over a fire outside. They saw some deer. They came home Sunday afternoon. 
What is the main idea? 

• They saw some deer

• Jake's family likes to camp

• Jake's family went on a camping trip

• They cooked their food outside

Keep your teeth happy. Brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities. 
What is the main idea?

• Keep your teeth happy

• Brush your teeth twice a day

• Avoid eating candy and syrup

• Eat more vegetables

What are supporting details?

• Useless

• Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

• Details about the text that tell you about the setting

• Details from the text that develop the main idea