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Main Idea Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 26mins

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The main idea shoud be extremely specific and detailed

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Main idea should contain exact lines from the text

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False

Main idea should be from your own words

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False

Main idea is a summary

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False

When you write the main idea you should quote the author.

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False

Main idea must always be expressed as a sentence. It must also contain a topic and must make complete sense by itself.

Directions: Select true for any item that could be used as a main idea sentence.

Students learn in different ways.

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Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door asking for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient festival dating back 2,000 years. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around fires.

What is the selection mostly about?

Halloween is the best holiday

Costumes are worn on halloween

Dancing around fires was a common Halloween tradition

Halloween actually comes from an ancient festival.

Many people have not heard giraffes make noises. Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other. When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow. When frightened, they make a short, high sound. This paragraph is mainly about-
What is the main idea?

Giraffes do make noises

Giraffes talk all the time.

Cows and giraffes talk to each other.

Lots of people have heard giraffes talk.

Some people say that the White House has ghosts. The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln. He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen. This paragraph mainly tells:

what Lincoln's ghost is like

when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked

hwo many ghosts the White House has

how ghosts show when something will happen

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Mary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?

The kitten sleeps a lot.

Mary plays with her kitten

Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

Mary want a new pet.

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Main Idea Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 26mins

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