Main Idea and Supporting Details

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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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

A detail that tells about the main idea is

• trucks are more important than planes

• many people carry on their luggage

• airplanes depend on trucks for fuel

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The main idea of the paragraph is

• what Mount Rushmore is

• where Mount Rushmore is

• the names of the presidents

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The best title for this paragraph would be

• Soup in the Morning

• Breakfast Around the World

• Something to Eat

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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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The best title for this paragraph would be

• A Bump from a Crow

• Bandit Birds

• What Crows Eat

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The best title for this paragraph would be

• The Face of Washington

• Visiting South Dakota

• Mount Rushmore Carvings

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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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A detail that tells about the main idea is

• how the four presidents were chosen

• which presidents are at Mount Rushmore

• why Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota

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