Reading Comprehension Task Cards

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Hares are bigger than rabbits.

• Hares and rabbits are not the same.

• Rabbits live together in burrows.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• The ice cream cone was invented in 1904.

• They ran out of ice cream at the World's fair.

• Ice cream is a yummy treat.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Julia Butterfly Hill lived in a giant Redwood tree for two years to keep it from being cut down.

• The logging company did not cut down the tree.

• The tree was located in Northern California.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Each class gets 500 salmon eggs.

• School children in Washington State are raising salmon.

• The salmon are released into streams and rivers.

Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in China. The average giant panda eats about 30 pounds (14 kg) of bamboo each day. Unfortunately, the forests are being cut down and the giant panda is losing its habitat.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Giant pandas eat a lot of bamboo.

• Giant pandas live in China.

• Giant pandas are losing their habitats.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Incense cedar wood is perfect for making pencils.

• Incense cedar trees are grown in California and Oregon.

• Incense cedar wood will not splinter when sharpened.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• The Atacama Desert is in Northern Chile.

• The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth.

• Rainfall has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert.

How does the author organize the selection?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence or Chronological

• Description (nothing else)

How does the author organize the selection?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence or Chronological

• Description (nothing else)

How does the author organize the selection?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence or Chronological

• Description (nothing else)