Free Printable Main idea ELA

1.

What is the main idea?

Bobby loved his toy train bobby was at the park and lost his toy train bobby was so sad.

a)

Toy train

b)

bobby

c)

love

d)

park

2.

what is the main idea?

Zikeya loved her phone she always had where every she went. one day it went missing and she never saw it again.

a)

she never saw it again

b)

Zikeya

c)

Lost her phone

d)

missing

3.

what is a main idea?

a)

Main idea is what the story is about

b)

Main idea are key details of a story

c)

Main idea is a important text in a story

d)

Main idea is a text in the story that is not important

4.

What's your favorite food mine is tacos

a)

tacos

b)

shrimp

c)

sea food

d)

potatoes

5.

sally ate taco bell when sally got home she didn't feel good what is the problem?

Select answers to describe

a)

She ate taco bell

b)

she didn't feel good

c)

she went home

d)

her name is sally

6.

Khouri was not feeling well after he ate McDonalds burger he looking in the burger and found hair.

what is Khouri's problem

a)

the hair made him feel bad and his head was hurting

b)

McDonalds is gross and he rather eat Wendy's

c)

He found hair in his food and he didn't fell well

d)

his body was hurting from soccer game and he broke his leg

7.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

8.

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

9.

Aaron and Angel are friends. They look alike. They talk alike. Sometimes the dress alike. People think Aaron is Angel. People think Angel is Aaron. The boys think it is funny.

a)

Aaron and Angel are alike in many ways.

b)

Aaron is older than Angel.

c)

Angel is bigger than Aaron.

10.

What kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

a)

supporting detail

b)

topic sentence

c)

example sentence

d)

transition sentence

11.

What is the main idea of this picture?

a)

sports equipment

b)

fruit

c)

insects

d)

who or what the story is about

12.

What is the main idea?

a)

Its the authors point of view

b)

Is what the passage is mostly about

c)

It is the sequence of the story.

13.

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.

14.

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.

15.

What is a central idea?

a)

means the same as a main idea

b)

to give or provide

c)

the feeling you get from a book

d)

the theme

16.

Comparing with "like" or " as"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

contrast

d)

i don't know

17.

Where or when something takes place

a)

states

b)

setting

c)

South Carolina

d)

soup

18.

THE most important idea about a topic

a)

moral

b)

lesson

c)

theme

d)

main idea

19.

Why an author might choose a specific word or phrase

a)

central idea

b)

main idea

c)

word choice

d)

foreshadowing

20.

A lesson, message, or moral of a text

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

tone

d)

simile

21.

goes back in time

a)

contribute

b)

main idea

c)

flashback

d)

metaphor

22.

What is a summary?

a)

a retelling of the most important parts of what was read

b)

the feeling thew author gives you about a topic

c)

to express something directly

d)

to compare

23.

What is a theme?

a)

a word to describe the book

b)

life lesson or message in a literary work

c)

teaching you about the characters

d)

When a character changes over time.

24.

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.

25.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

a)

Sometimes clowns can mean serious bussiness.

b)

Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

c)

Cowboys and Rodeo Clowns are constantly in danger.

d)

A Rodeo bull's attention is easily caught by Rodeo clowns.

26.

Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?

a)

King Midas loved gold.

b)

King Midas sold lots of gold.

c)

King Midas had a heart of gold.

d)

King Midas hated gold.

27.

Some people say that the White House has ghosts. The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln. He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen. This paragraph mainly tells:

a)

what Lincoln's ghost is like

b)

when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked

c)

hwo many ghosts the White House has

d)

how ghosts show when something will happen

28.

The boys never expected to get caught stealing the bag of chips, but the security camera caught their theft.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

29.

When Julia fell off of the monkey bars and broke her arm, she was terrified to go to the emergency room.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

30.

It was a rainy day, and mom had to get creative to keep the kids from getting too bored.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

31.

Even though it had been a terrible day, Terrence came home in a pleasant mood, hoping to have a good night.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

32.

She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

33.

Giving up on a dream should never be an option.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

34.

What matters about a person is on the inside and not the outside.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

35.

Being thankful is important for being happy.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

36.

Family should come before anything else.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

37.

Creativity and imagination can be just as important to solving a problem as logic and reason.

a)

main idea

b)

theme

38.

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.

39.

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.

Main idea ELA

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

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