WorksheetsGetting the Main idea (video 3)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Do you want to be a better reader and writer someday?
YES
NO
MAYBE
How can you be a better reader and writer?
By understanding the main idea
By reading the whole story
What is the main idea?
Main idea is the information that explains, define or prove the idea.
Main idea is the most important point of an author is making when writing.
Which should you look first when looking for the main idea?
supporting details, main idea, topic
topic, supporting details, main idea
topic, main idea, supporting details
Supporting details provide ___ that explain, define or prove the idea。
main idea
information
details
Is the person, place or thing on idea being written about,
topic
main idea
supporting details
What was the topic about?
Ross
Hope
dog
The main idea here is
Ross is the best dog in the world.
Hope is there for me.
Hope is the best dog in the world.
Choose 3 supporting details in this topic of Hope
She always comes when I call her.
Hope is there for me if I'm having a bad day or feeling sad.
Hope is the best dog in the world.
She loves to swim and go hiking with me.
What is the topic here?
About rain
About Ross
About the mud
3 supporting details about Ross?
He missed the bus.
He ride his bike but lost control and fell in a mud.
He was having a terrible day!
He woke up late.
The main idea about Ross is
Ross woke up late.
Ross was having a bad day.
Ross was dirty, wet, and cold.
Which sentence that does not belong in this paragraph?
Marco Polo brought the idea of spaghetti to Venice.
The history of spaghetti is quite interesting.
I think macaroni is good, too.
What are the 3 consequences of including a sentence that does not belong in the main idea?
Can drove off your reader.
The reader will be interested.
Causing confusion
Detracting from the point you are making.
