Main Idea and Supporting

The main idea of the paragraph is

• what Mount Rushmore is

• where Mount Rushmore is

• the names of the presidents

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main idea

The main idea of the paragraph is

• why crows like to take food

• the kind of food that crows eat

• how crows act like thieves

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main idea

A detail that tells about the main idea is

• how crows can be sneaky

• how other birds fight crows

• where crows make their nests

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supporting

detail

The main idea of the paragraph is

• what New York was like in 1850

• the story behind cuffs on pants

• how to keep pants clean in the mud

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main idea

A detail that tells about the main idea is

• why the man turned up his pants

• who was getting married that day

• what people said about the weather

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supporting detail

The main idea of the paragraph is

• airplanes are like trucks

• some trucks carry food

• how trucks help planes

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supporting detail

The main idea of the paragraph is

• people in China and Japan like different foods

• cereal is a popular breakfast food in the United States

• people eat different foods for breakfast around the world

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main idea

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.

• Jenny wants to be a nurse.

• Her grandmother was in the hospital.

• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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.

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.