Topic Main Idea and Supporting Details

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True

• False

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.

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

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 kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

• Topic sentence

• Supporting detail

• Example sentence

• Transition sentence

What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables"?

• Tomatoes are easy to cook.

• It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.

• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.

• Spinach is good for your bones.