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Main idea & supporting details

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the main idea of this picture?

a)

This picture is about an apples.

b)

This picture is about stems

c)

This picture is about the color red

d)

This picture is about the brown seeds

2.

What is a supporting detail of this picture?

a)

The apples are red and have seeds and a stem.

b)

There isn't a green apple

c)

The apples look weird

d)

There aren't any pineapples

3.

What is the main idea of this picture?

a)

This picture is about a balet performance

b)

This picture is about girls

c)

This picture is about the shoes they are wearing

d)

This picture is about the dresses

4.

Which of the following is a supporting detail of this picture?

a)

There are many ballerinas on the stage

b)

All of them but one are in the same standing position

c)

They are not any ballerinas

d)

They are all dancing

5.

What is the main Idea of this picture?

a)

The girl is wearing a white shirt.

b)

The girl is singing

c)

The girl has a microphone

d)

The girl has red headphones on

6.

What is the main idea of this picture

a)

The person is writing

b)

They are using a pen

c)

They are writing on paper

d)

They are using a pencil

7.

Which one is NOT a supporting detail?

a)

The person is using a pen

b)

The person is writing on paper

c)

The person has a pencil

d)

The person is writing on a table/desk

8.

Where can you find the main Idea of a passage/story?

a)

The middle of the passage

b)

The end of the passage

c)

The beginning of the passage

d)

All of the above

9.

What is the main Idea of this paragraph?

Anthony’s teacher, Mr. Rivera, gave the class a different kind of homework assignment. The assignment was to watch the weather report on television every night for a week. Mr. Rivera told the students some things to listen for as they watched each night’s report. He also gave them a worksheet to fill out while they watched.

a)

Anthony’s teacher is Mr. Rivera.

b)

Anthony’s homework was to watch the weather report for a week.

c)

Anthony likes to watch the weather report on television.

d)

Anthony's homework was to watch a reality TV show online

10.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Mr. Rivera said to look at the large weather map that they would see

behind the weather reporter. He told them that they might see a large

blue line or a large red line on the map. There might be both a blue line

and a red line. He said that a blue line is a high pressure area that

usually brings dry weather. A red line is a low pressure area that usually

brings wet weather. When blue and red lines meet, there usually is

stormy weather on the way

a)

Mr. Rivera told the students what to watch for on the weather report.

b)

Mr. Rivera said the blue lines usually brings dry weather.

c)

Mr. River said the red lines mean death

d)

Mr. Rivera said to look at the weather map behind the reporter.

11.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

On the worksheet there was a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the next day. There were other boxes to check if it was expected to rain, or to be cloudy, or to be windy

a)

The worksheet had a box to check if it was going to rain.

b)

The worksheet had a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the next day.

c)

Mr. Rivera didn't want to give any worksheets.

d)

Mr. Rivera gave the students a worksheet to fill in.

12.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Anthony watched the weather report and filled in the worksheet each night. He noticed that the next day was usually a lot like the report said it would be. One day’s weather map showed a blue line right next to a red line, and the next day there was a rainstorm. Anthony decided that he liked this kind of homework assignment.

a)

Anthony hated the homework assignment

b)

Anthony liked the homework assignment.

c)

Anthony noticed that the weather report was usually right.

d)

One day after Anthony watched the report there was a rainstorm

13.

Match the following

a)

Anthony’s teacher, Mr. Rivera, gave the class a different kind of homework assignment. The assignment was to watch the weather report on television every night for a week.

1.

supporting detail

b)

Anthony’s homework was to watch the weather report for a week

2.

main idea

c)

He told them that they might see a large blue line or a large red line on the map.

3.

supporting detail

d)

Mr. Rivera told the students what to watch for on the weather report

4.

main idea

e)

On the worksheet there was a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the next day

5.

supporting detail

14.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

My friend met John and he signed her hat without her even asking

John is a really kind person even though he is a tough basketball player

: I like apples

They are crisp, juicy, and filling.

A dog chased me last night

The dog was brown, with white spots of fur and it looked scary

SUPPORTING DETAIL
MAIN IDEA