Supporting Details and Main Ideas

Supporting Details and Main Ideas

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains how key details support main ideas in a text. It uses a metaphor comparing the main idea to a branch and details to leaves. An example about Yellowstone National Park is provided, highlighting its natural features. The tutorial guides viewers on how to analyze questions and evaluate answer options to identify details that support the main idea.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main idea of a text?

A list of facts about a topic

The primary lesson or message about a topic

An unrelated idea to the topic

A detailed description of a topic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are key details related to the main idea?

They support and provide evidence for the main idea

They replace the main idea

They contradict the main idea

They are unrelated to the main idea

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Yellowstone Caldera?

A group of volcanoes under Yellowstone

A type of tree found in Yellowstone

A famous river in Yellowstone

A mountain range in Yellowstone

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a geyser?

A type of tree

A large rock formation

A pool of hot water that erupts into the air

A type of bird found in Yellowstone

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which detail supports the idea that Yellowstone has many natural features?

Yellowstone is in the United States

Yellowstone has many visitors each year

The world's most famous geyser is located in Yellowstone

Yellowstone is a large park

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you look for when identifying details that support a main idea?

Details that contradict the main idea

Details that repeat the main idea

Details that provide evidence for the main idea

Details that are unrelated to the main idea

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is option A not a good supporting detail for the main idea?

It repeats the main idea

It contradicts the main idea

It is unrelated to the main idea

It is too detailed

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