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Getting the Main idea (video 3)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do you want to be a better reader and writer someday?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

MAYBE

2.

How can you be a better reader and writer?

a)

By understanding the main idea

b)

By reading the whole story

3.

What is the main idea?

a)

Main idea is the information that explains, define or prove the idea.

b)

Main idea is the most important point of an author is making when writing.

4.

Which should you look first when looking for the main idea?

a)

supporting details, main idea, topic

b)

topic, supporting details, main idea

c)

topic, main idea, supporting details

5.

Supporting details provide ___ that explain, define or prove the idea。

a)

main idea

b)

information

c)

details

6.

Is the person, place or thing on idea being written about,

a)

topic

b)

main idea

c)

supporting details

7.

What was the topic about?

a)

Ross

b)

Hope

c)

dog

8.

The main idea here is

a)

Ross is the best dog in the world.

b)

Hope is there for me.

c)

Hope is the best dog in the world.

9.

Choose 3 supporting details in this topic of Hope

a)

She always comes when I call her.

b)

Hope is there for me if I'm having a bad day or feeling sad.

c)

Hope is the best dog in the world.

d)

She loves to swim and go hiking with me.

10.

What is the topic here?

a)

About rain

b)

About Ross

c)

About the mud

11.

3 supporting details about Ross?

a)

He missed the bus.

b)

He ride his bike but lost control and fell in a mud.

c)

He was having a terrible day!

d)

He woke up late.

12.

The main idea about Ross is

a)

Ross woke up late.

b)

Ross was having a bad day.

c)

Ross was dirty, wet, and cold.

13.

Which sentence that does not belong in this paragraph?

a)

Marco Polo brought the idea of spaghetti to Venice.

b)

The history of spaghetti is quite interesting.

c)

I think macaroni is good, too.

14.

What are the 3 consequences of including a sentence that does not belong in the main idea?

a)

Can drove off your reader.

b)

The reader will be interested.

c)

Causing confusion

d)

Detracting from the point you are making.