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MAIN IDEA INTRODUCTION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

2.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
3.
Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?
a)
Jenny got sick.
b)
Jenny wants to be a nurse.
c)
Her grandmother was in the hospital.
d)
Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.
4.
The frog sat on the side of the pond.  He was very still.  His green color made him hard to see.  A bug flew near him.  His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up.  Then the frog was still again.  He waited for the next bug.
What is the main idea?
a)
Frogs are green .
b)
Frogs eat bugs.
c)
Frogs do not move.
d)
Frogs live in ponds.
5.
If the main idea is...
Trees help humans in many ways.
What could a supporting detail be?
a)
Trees need water to grow.
b)
Trees give us food.
c)
Trees are in danger.
d)
Birds live in trees.
6.
If the main idea is...
The Crayola crayon box has so many colors to use!
What could a detail be?
a)
I like to color in coloring books.
b)
Crayons are made of wax.
c)
Macaroni and Cheese is one of the colors!
d)
Crayola crayons are $2 for each box.
7.

What is the main idea?

Bears eat many types of food. They eat fish. They also eat berries. They even eat insects and insect nests!

a)

They eat fish.

b)

Bears eat many types of food.

c)

They also eat berries.

d)

They even eat insects and insect nests!

8.

What is the main idea?

Puppies need special care. They need to be fed twice a day. You have to watch them closely or they will chew on almost anything. Puppies need to go outside many times a day to learn how to go to the bathroom outside.

a)

They need to be fed twice a day.

b)

You have to watch them closely.

c)

Puppies need special care.

d)

Puppies need to go outside many times a day.

9.
Jon held the ball in his hands.  He bounced it slowly on the ground.  Once. Twice. He crouched low and then jumped.  The ball flew into the air.  Up, up, up, it went.  Then down, down, into the basket.  “Yes!” he yelled.  “Nothing but net!”
What is the main idea?
a)
How to throw a basketball.
b)
Jon could jump.
c)
Jon liked basketball.
d)
Jon makes a basket.
10.
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?
a)
Sometimes people feel sad.
b)
You should do good things for others.
c)
We're not always happy.
d)
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.