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Main Idea and Reading strategies

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"
a)
Tomatoes are good for you.
b)
Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
c)
It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.
d)
Spinach is good for your bones.
2.
Which chapter would have information about lions, tigers, and snow leopards?
a)
"Lion, King of the Jungle"
b)
"How Tigers get their Stripes"
c)
"Save the Snow Leopards"
d)
"Big Cats of the World"
3.
A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?
a)
to search and find
b)
to hold up and help
c)
to end
d)
to write
4.
What is a main idea?
a)
the central point of a piece of writing
b)
the information that supports the topic sentence
c)
the most interesting detail in a book
d)
the punctuation used in a paragraph
5.
If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the topic?
a)
littering
b)
plastic
c)
recycling
d)
paper
6.
If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the main idea?
a)
People shouldn't make so much plastic.
b)
People should pick up trash.
c)
People should eat healthy food.
d)
Recycling is important to protect the environment.
7.
If you wanted to find the main idea of an article, where would you look?
a)
In the first sentence
b)
In the first sentence of the second paragraph
c)
In the last sentence of the first paragraph
d)
There is no one place where the main idea is always found
8.
If you can't figure out the main idea of a passage, what should you do?
a)
Try to recall every specific detail from the passage
b)
Ask yourself general questions about the passage
c)
Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized
d)
Read the passage once and don't look at it again.
9.
What inference can you make about main ideas in writing?
a)
They're always based on fact and never opinion.
b)
To be effective, they should be supported by facts
c)
In many essays, they have nothing to do with the topic
d)
Most pieces of writing lack main ideas
10.
An octopus isn't fast enough to swim after a fish. The octopus must wait for a fish to swim by.  When the fish comes within reach, the octopus whips out his long arm to grasp it.  Then the octopus has a tasty meal.  What is the main idea?
a)
How much fish an octopus eats
b)
Why the octopus likes to eat
c)
How an octopus gets its food
d)
why an octopus has 8 legs
11.
One dinosaur had a brain that weighed about as much as three pencils.  Its body weighed ten tons and was over twenty feet in length.  As you can guess, this dinosaur did not think too clearly.  It wasn't the world's brightest dinosaur!  What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
How big one dinosaur was
b)
What one dinosaur's brain was like
c)
Why one dinosaur had a small brain
d)
how pretty dinosaurs were
12.
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?
a)
They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
b)
Soccer players learn how to dribble.
c)
They learn how to work together as teammates.
d)
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.
13.
Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.
It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
Josh got lots of gifts.
b)
Charles got a lot of gifts.
c)
Charles had a great birthday.
d)
Josh had a great birthday.
14.
The main idea is supported by what?
a)
topics
b)
details
c)
monkeys
d)
periods
15.
The main idea does not need supporting details.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
a)
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
b)
It is also fun to look for shells.
c)
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
d)
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
17.
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?
a)
She is energetic
b)
She is shy
c)
She is mean
d)
She hates people
18.

Ballet dancers make dancing on their toes look easy. They do this by training for many hours each day. They must constantly practice to learn the difficult moves they make, and exercise to keep themselves in shape. While many dancers are good, only the most disciplined and talented dancers perform onstage as professionals.

a)

Ballet dancers are in good physical shape.

b)

Ballet dancers train very hard every day.

c)

Most ballet dancers are processionals.

19.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?
a)
Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
b)
We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
c)
 Robots will be untiring workers.
d)
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
20.

In the phrase, "The main idea is buttressed by supporting details," what is the best synonym for "buttressed?"

a)

Backed

b)

Refuted

c)

Confounded

d)

Weakened

21.
At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.
a)
bread
b)
silverware
c)
drinks
d)
milk
22.
When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast
a)
rested
b)
broke
c)
avoided
d)
looked at
23.
The frigid water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter.
a)
cold
b)
clean
c)
green
d)
warm
24.
His mother gets anxious if he stays outside after dark.
a)
nervous
b)
silly
c)
happy
d)
sleepy
25.

Jaki is a wonderful piano player, but Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano.


What does the word VERSATILE mean?

a)

has many skills

b)

boring

c)

not skilled

d)

exciting

26.
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?
a)
Covered
b)
ruined
c)
bounced
d)
invisible
27.
Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?
a)
tired
b)
full
c)
dizzy
d)
hungry
28.

What type of context clue can you use to determine the meaning of the underlined word?


Unlike the slow-moving creek near the park, this river had a swift current.

a)

Synonym

b)

Direct Definition

c)

Antonym

29.

What type of context clue can you use to determine the meaning of the underlined word?


The Modern Olympics commenced, or began, in 1986.

a)

Direct Definition

b)

Synonym

c)

Antonym

30.

Some ways that you can figure out the meaning of unknown words is to Look at

a)

ask your little brother

b)

the root words, suffixes and Prefixes

c)

the transition words

d)

the cause and effect

31.

Some common nonfiction text structures include:

a)

details and supporting details

b)

the main idea and details

c)

Chronological, problem/solution, cause and effect, and compare and contrast.

d)

the words yes, no, maybe.

32.

IDEAS stands for

a)

idiot

detour

excellent

autopsy

synergy

b)

inference

definition

example

antonym

Synonym

33.

Unlike her timid friends, Morgan was unafraid to perform in front of the roaring crowd.

Timid means

a)

shy

b)

tired

c)

totally

d)

timely

34.

The setting of the word is the

a)

conclusion

b)

conflict

c)

context

d)

contrast

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