main idea and supporting details

John and Matt want to be firemen.  They want to ride on the big fire truck.  John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires.  Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the main idea?

• John wants to climb a ladder.
• John and Matt want to be firemen
• Matt wants to hold a fire hose.
• They want to ride on the big fire truck.

Some animals are camouflaged to match their surroundings. Snow hares are white in the winter to match the snow. Walking Stick bugs camouflage themselves by looking like twigs. A Chameleon may change its color.

What is the main idea?

• Some animals are camouflaged to match their surroundings.

• Snow hares are white in the winter to match the snow.

• Walking Stick bugs camouflage themselves by looking like twigs.

• A Chameleon may change its color.

Toby is a special dog. He helps people as they cross the street. Toby guides them to find their stuff in their rooms. He makes sure that the people will not be harmed.

Main Idea: Toby is a special dog.

Choose a supporting detail below.

• Toby likes to play with other dogs.

• He makes sure it is safe for people to cross the street.

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.

What is one supporting detail from the passage?

• Janice does not like going to basketball games

• Janice's favorite team is the Houston Rockets

Lions are the main predators of giraffes. Leopards hunt for giraffes. Hyenas work in groups to catch giraffes. Giraffes have many predators.

What is the main idea?

• Giraffes have many predators.

• Leopards hunt for giraffes.

• Hyenas work in groups to catch giraffes.

• Lions are the main predators of giraffes.

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is a detail that tells about the main idea?

• Mount Rushmore is in Florida.

• Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln are the presidents carved into Mount Rushmore.

• No one is interested in Mount Rushmore anymore.

Scooby-Doo ran quickly through the haunted castle. Scooby was being chased by another ghost. This ghost was the scariest ghost Scooby had ever seen. Scooby never liked Ghosts.

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.

Scooby-Doo ran quickly through the haunted castle. Scooby was being chased by another ghost. This ghost was the scariest ghost Scooby had ever seen. Scooby never liked Ghosts.

What is a supporting detail in the passage?

• Scooby-Doo is waiting outside the castle.

• Scooby never liked Ghosts.

• Scooby likes to go ghost hunting.

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