Exploring Main Ideas and Key Details in 3rd Grade ELA

What is the main idea about the topic discussed in the first section?

• Identifying different types of texts

• Finding main ideas and key details in texts

• Learning about historical events

• Understanding the structure of paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What example is used to explain the concept of a community in the lesson?

• A city

• A school

• A family

• A sports team

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following is NOT listed as a key detail supporting the school as a community?

• Parents teaching classes

• Students working together

• Teachers collaborating

• Bus drivers transporting students

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the main purpose of the cartoon discussed in the lesson?

• To entertain with humorous images

• To provide a historical account of school life

• To advertise a new educational program

• To illustrate life in the American colonies

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CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What does the main idea of the cartoon suggest about life in the American colonies?

• It was culturally diverse

• It was technologically advanced

• It was challenging and hard

• It was easy and comfortable

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Which activity is mentioned as a key detail in the cartoon about the American colonies?

• Creating artistic movements

• Building modern infrastructure

• Chopping wood for fuel

• Developing educational systems

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

According to the lesson, what role do pictures play in determining the main idea?

• They provide entertainment

• They offer additional context

• They distract from the text

• They summarize the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is emphasized as necessary to support a main idea in a text?

• Philosophical theories

• Factual evidence

• Imaginative scenarios

• Personal opinions

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What term describes an important fact that helps support the main idea?

• Supporting detail

• Key detail

• Minor detail

• Irrelevant detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What action is suggested to better understand the main idea from a passage?

• Reading only the first and last sentence

• Identifying and understanding key details

• Focusing only on the title

• Skipping the details

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2