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Main Idea and Supporting Details Brain Break
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Claim: Uniforms should NOT be required by schools. Which piece of evidence best supports the claim?
Fewer students would arrive to school tardy if clothes were predetermined.
Choosing clothes is an important expression of personality.
Families spend more than $2000 a year on clothes for their kids.
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Claim: 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote. Which piece of evidence BEST supports this claim?
53% of 16-year-olds said they would be interested in voting if they could.
87% of adults agreed that 16-year-olds are not responsible enough to vote.
A person's brain is not fully developed until their mid-to-late 20s.
3
Select the supporting detail that
DOESN'T
fit. Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything.
He runs away when you sweep the floor.
He jumps every time the doorbell rings.
He sleeps all day long.
He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on.
4
What are the sentences called that tell more about the main idea?
supporting details
conclusion
paragraph
topic sentence
5
If you can't figure out the main idea of a passage, what should you do?
Try to recall every specific detail from the passage
Ask yourself general questions about the passage
Read the passage once and don't look at it again.
Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized
6
Which chapter would have information about lions, tigers, and snow leopards?
"Big Cats of the World"
"Save the Snow Leopards"
"How Tigers get their Stripes"
"Lion, King of the Jungle"
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Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Main idea: There are many differences between cats and dogs.
They're both popular pets.
Dogs need to be taken on walks, and cats don't.
Cats can be trained to use a litter box inside.
Dogs have to be let outside to use the bathroom.
8
Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?
There are many landfills available for waste.
Clean jars before recycling them.
Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.
Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
9
What is the main idea?
Women live longer than men.
Life expectancy differs from person to person.
No one knows how long they will live.
We can estimate life expectancies based on historical data.
10
Which supporting detail best supports this main idea? It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.
All of us can be professional athletes.
People like professional football players make a lot of money.
Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.
The pros live the good life.
11
What could be the title of the following were included: couch, tv, chair, rug?
My Bathroom
Our Living Room
Our Dining Room
My Bedroom
12
Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?
Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
Many people sleep later on the weekends.
Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.
13
Which statement best supports this main idea?
Reading books can significantly enhance our knowledge and understanding.
Reading books can be a good pastime.
Books are usually available in libraries and bookstores.
Reading books can introduce us to new ideas and perspectives.
Books are often written by well-known authors.
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Which of the following is FALSE about the main idea?
The author can locate the main idea within different places in a paragraph.
To discover it, ask yourself what is being said about the topic.
The main idea is always the first sentence of every paragraph.
It is the primary point the author is trying to make.
15
Which supporting detail BEST supports the main idea?
You might've seen the famous poster of Rosie the Riveter.
More than 500,000 of the women working at this time were "Black Rosies."
During the war, this image represented the millions of female laborers.
16
What is the main idea?
Native Americans were creative with preserving food.
Pemmican is a tasty cake invented by indigenous peoples.
You need energy when traveling.
Pemmican is an ideal food for long outdoor journeys.
17
What is a main idea?
the information that supports the topic sentence
the most interesting detail in a book
the punctuation used in a paragraph
the central point of a piece of writing
18
You can use titles, headings, and graphics to help determine the main idea.
True
False
19
What is the main idea of the passage?
Bats are mammals.
Bats are harmful to the environment.
Bats help control insect populations.
Bats eat many insects.
20
The fact that cougar kittens stay with their mother for about eighteen months supports the idea that —
kittens grow teeth after about two months
young cougars learn to pounce on prey to catch it
cougar kittens depend on their mothers for food
mother cougars groom their kittens like other cats
21
What do you need to ask yourself when determining main idea?
What message does the author want me to take away from the article?
What is the author's name?
What is most interesting about this article?
What is the first paragraph mostly about?
22
What is the main idea?
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
It is also fun to look for shells.
23
Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Main idea: Reading class is really interesting.
We learn interesting facts from the things we read.
It's my least favorite class.
Sometimes we do dramatic readings of the text that are super engaging.
Our teacher gives us new ways to look at things.
24
What is the main idea?
You should do good things for others.
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.
We're not always happy.
Sometimes people feel sad.
25
Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence? Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.
Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
She usually stops Swiper from swiping.
Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
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Which supporting detail BEST supports the main idea regarding peanuts?
Most of the other foods we think of as "nuts" are not really nuts at all.
They are technically a legume because they grow in a pod.
This is the same family of plants that produce their fruit in a pod.
27
What is the main idea?
The piano is a popular instrument.
The piano is a string instrument.
The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
The strings of a piano makes the sound.
28
What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"
Tomatoes are good for you.
Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.
Spinach is good for your bones.
