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Main Idea/ Theme

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bella is going to have a birthday party. She is turning fifteen on Sunday. The dress that she will wear was bought from France. Both of her parents spent a lot for this celebration. All her friends are invited to the party. What is the main idea?

a)

There are balloons for the party

b)

Bella’s peach dress

c)

Bella’s birthday party

2.

Everybody is busy for the Literacy Month. A school program will be held this Friday. The Kinder teachers prepared a dance number. Grade 2 students will have a song number. The Grade 1 boys will do a short skit. What is the main idea?

a)

Song number of Grade 2 students

b)

School program for the Literacy Month

c)

Dance number of Kinder teachers

3.

Ringo is a 9-month old German shepherd. You’ll know he’s around because he barks at anyone who passes by. One afternoon, we didn’t hear him bark. We looked for Ringo and found out that he was sick. What is the main idea?

a)

Ringo was sick

b)

Ringo is a German shepherd

c)

Ringo barks at anyone

4.

What are supporting details?

a)

Useless

b)

Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

c)

Details about the text that tell you about the setting

d)

Details from the text that develop the main idea

5.
Which of the following is FALSE about the main idea? 
a)
The main idea is always the first sentence of every paragraph.
b)
It is the primary point the author is trying to make.
c)
To discover it, ask yourself what is being said about the topic.
d)
The author can locate the main idea within different places in a paragraph.
6.

What is theme?

a)

The emotion or feeling of a text.

b)

A one-word subject or topic of a text.

c)

The deeper meaning of a text that may be stated directly or indirectly.

d)

The summary of all the main ideas in a text.

7.

Toby is special. He helps Jenna because she does not see well. Toby guides Jenna cross the street. He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

Choose one supporting detail below.

a)

He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

b)

Toby went to a special dog school.

c)

Toby is special.

8.

Every second, hundreds of thunderstorms are born around the world. Thunderstorms are heavy rain showers. They can drop millions of gallons of water in a minute.

Choose one supporting detail below.

a)

Thunderstorms are heavy rain showers.

b)

Every second, hundreds of thunderstorms are born around the world.

c)

We call these changes in the air, weather.

9.

True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about -

a)

Topic

b)

Main idea

c)

Claim

d)

Supporting detail

11.

What are the facts in the sentence called?

a)

Facts

b)

Main Idea

c)

Supporting Details

d)

Summery

12.

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is the main idea?

a)

Mount Rushmore is a carving in a stone cliff.

b)

Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota

c)

George Washington is one of the faces on Mount Rushmore.

d)

Mount Rushmore attracts visitors.

13.

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.

14.

What are supporting details in a nonfiction passage?

a)

Conversations between characters

b)

Unnecessary information

c)

Facts or examples that support the main idea

d)

Facts or examples that support the theme

15.
Mary has a new pet.  Her pet is a baby kitten.  It is soft and cuddly.  The kitten likes to sleep a lot.  Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed.  Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake.  She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?
a)
The kitten sleeps a lot.
b)
Mary plays with her kitten
c)
Mary’s new pet is a kitten.
d)
Mary want a new pet.
16.

What is a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about called?

a)

Topic

b)

Claim

c)

Main Idea

d)

Transitional sentence

17.
Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?
a)
There are many landfills available for waste.
b)
Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
c)
Clean jars before recycling them.
d)
Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.
18.
Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagra Falls is located on the American and Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 
a)
The American Falls is 167 feet high
b)
The Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high
c)
Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America
d)
It is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
19.
The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the
a)
thesis
b)
summary
c)
theme
d)
plot
20.
Where can a reader find the theme?
a)
It stated directly in the text.
b)
A character tells you.
c)
The reader must understand what the character has learned.
d)
Books or movies do not have themes.
21.
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
a)
Be honest.
b)
Don't be greedy.
c)
Always share your things with others.
d)
Be respectful to others.