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Main Idea 4 and 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Date
1.

I take care of my brother a lot. He is four years old. He likes to watch T.V. He likes to color. He likes to hear stories. He is usually a good boy.


The main idea is:

a)

To tell about a family.

b)

To tell about the brother.

c)

To show why boys are good.

2.

Lisa's birthday is soon. She wants to have a party. She will ask 6 friends to come. They will play games. They will eat cake and ice cream. It will be fun.


The main idea is:

a)

Many people came to Lisa's house.

b)

Lisa got many presents.

c)

Lisa wants to have a birthday party.

3.

What is the main idea?


Youth Voices by Ricardo


Plastic Pollution is a serious problem. Many times, the plastic is polluting the Ocean. There are ways to help like recycling, reusing plastic, and not using single-use plastic. However, I believe people should reduce the amount of single-use plastic they use. The first thing we can do is “refuse any single-use plastics that we don’t need” (Hutchinson 2). There are a lot of single-use plastics that we don’t need. For example, water bottles, plastic bags, food wrappings like sandwich bags, bubble wrap for packaging, and utensils like forks, spoons, knives, and cups. All these have alternatives or “alternative versions of those products” (Hutchinson 2). You can easily use a reusable water bottle like a hydroflask. You can use reusable grocery bags, paper bags, old newspaper, foam, metal utensils, and reusable cups. In 2015 alone, 448 million tons of plastic was produced around the world (Anastasia 1). By using alternatives, we’re already reducing the amount of single-use plastic being thrown out.

a)

The main pollution problem is single-use plastic

b)

The overuse of plastic is a huge problem

c)

The earth needs us t use less plastic

d)

There are ways for people to use less plastic

4.

Beth likes to swim with her friends at the beach. The best part of going to the beach is collecting shells. She likes to use shells to make jewelry.


The main idea is:

a)

Beth is a good swimmer.

b)

Beth likes to collect shells.

c)

Shells are easy to find.

5.

Jim and Tim are brothers. They look alike. They talk alike. Sometimes they dress alike. People think Jim is Tim. People think Tim is Jim. The boys think it is funny.


The main idea is:

a)

Jim and Tim are alike in many many ways.

b)

Jim is older than Tim.

c)

Tim is bigger than Jim.

6.

The text is mainly about -


Excerpt from The Moon Princess by Edith Harrison


At last one distinguished-looking person strode forward, small of stature and ugly to look upon. His body was dwarfed, and he had a big hump on his back. His face was dark and glowering, and he wore a suit of yellow leaves. All the guests moved aside to let him pass, as though they feared him. He lived in the vast depths of the forest, amidst huge mountains; his daily work, with his thousands of imps, was to build those mountains big and high. Stone by stone he raised them, bleak and barren, to the clouds. He limped as he walked, and he glared angrily at the shrinking faces avoiding him; but he gave his invitation to the fair guests, as the others had done, and bowed low before them as he gave it.

a)

The appearance of the man who builds mountains

b)

The invitation of the man who builds mountains

c)

How people are afraid of the man who builds mountains

d)

The hard work by the man who builds mountains

7.

Karen is going to bake bread. She has never done this before. Her father will help her. Karen hopes her bread will be good.


The main idea is:

a)

White bread is the best.

b)

All people eat bread.

c)

Karen makes bread.

8.

Scott has something he likes a lot. It has four wheels. It is red. I can carry things. Scott rides it. Scott gives his friends rides in it. It is Scott's wagon.


The main idea is:

a)

All boys like wagons.

b)

Scott has fun with his wagon

c)

All wagons are red.

9.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Sometime in December of 1891, Dr. James Naismith was teaching gym at the YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was raining, and Dr. Naismith was trying to keep his students active. He wanted them playing a rough game that would keep them moving. He didn't like a few ideas that were too rough. Then Naismith had his breakthrough. He wrote out the rules for a game with peach baskets fixed to ten-foot elevated tracks. Naismith's students played against one another, passing the ball around and shooting it into the peach baskets. Dribbling wasn't a part of the original game. Also it took a while to realize that the game would run more smoothly if the bottoms of the baskets were removed. But this game grew to be one of the most popular sports in America today. Can you guess which one?

a)

The most popular sport in America

b)

Dr. James Naismith's career in teaching

c)

The invention of Basketball

d)

How to get students active

10.

It gets very hot in the summer. Sometimes it is too hot to work. It is too hot to play. the best thing to do is go swimming.


The main idea is:

a)

Summer is too short.

b)

School starts in summer.

c)

Summer can be very hot.

11.

Dogs are good pets. There are many kinds of dogs. Some dogs are big. Some are small. Many dogs like to play and do tricks.


The main idea is:

a)

People need dogs.

b)

Dogs like people.

c)

Dogs make good pets.

12.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

You might think that all automobile fuels are the same, but they aren't. Automobiles can run on one of three types of fuel: gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel. All these fuels are burned inside of the engine, which creates the heat and energy that is used to power the car. But there are important differences between these fuels. Gasoline and diesel are more common than biodiesel. But each burns differently. Diesel fuel is heavier and less flammable than gasoline, so it has to be compressed before it will burn. Gasoline may be lighter than diesel, but both fuels are made from crude oil. On the other hand, biodiesel fuel is made from vegetables. Both biodiesel and diesel fuels must be burned in diesel engines, which only use diesel fuel. If gasoline is pumped into a diesel engine, it will have to be pumped out. These fuels may look pretty similar at the gas station, but remember that there are important differences between them or it may cost you.

a)

Which fuel is best to use for your car

b)

Gasoline, diesel, and biodiesels area all fuels, but they have important differences in how they are made and used.

c)

The benefits of biodiesel

d)

How fuels change the way we drive

13.

Lisa went to the farm. There were animals on the farm. Lisa liked the chickens and horses. She also liked the cows and kittens. Lisa would like to live on a farm.


The main idea is:

a)

Lisa worked on a farm.

b)

Lisa lives in the city.

c)

Lisa liked the farm.

14.

Phil has a baby sister. He loves the baby very much. He helps dress her. He helps feed her. He likes to take her for walks. He helps her learn to talk.


The main idea is:

a)

To tell about Phil and his sister.

b)

To tell about Phil's big family.

c)

To show why babies are nice.

15.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

When one hears the term "reality" applied to a show, one might expect that the events portrayed occurred naturally or, at the least, were not scripted. This is not always the case. Many reality shows occur in unreal environments, like rented mansions occupied by film crews. Such living environments do not reflect what most people understand to be "reality." Worse, there have been accusations that events not captured on film were later restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the production of "reality" television claim that the participants were urged to act out story lines premeditated by producers. With such accusations floating around, it's no wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as the sitcom.

a)

The everyday work on a set of a reality TV show.

b)

How important is to watch reality TV shows

c)

The similarities of reality TV with sitcoms.

d)

Reality TV is not as real as they show you to be.