Monsoon Main Idea

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The King was impressed with both men.

• The King made a list of gifts to bring the princess.

• The King proposed a contest between Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh.

• The King wants the best for his daughter.

What details supports our main idea?

• The King wants the best for his daughter.

• Whoever returned the gifts would win the right to marry the princess.

• Two men came hoping to win the hand of the King's daughter.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Thuy Tinh wanted the storms and high water to destroy Son Tinh.

• He ordered strong winds to hit the land.

• Thuy Tinh destroyed Son Tinh so he could marry the princess.

• Thuy Tinh lost the princess.

What detail supports the main idea?

• He commanded the land to rise.

• Son Tinh arrived before him.

• He was angry.

• He made rivers and streams overflow.

Vietnam has a weather pattern that is rather predictable.

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Monsoons come every year at about the same time.

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The summer monsoon brings high winds and flooding rains.

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The winter monsoon season is dry.

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This cycle repeats year after year.

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Rice is the most important Vietnamese crop.

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