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Finding the Main Idea
Finding the Main Idea
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This quiz allows students to practise the reading strategy "finding the main idea"
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Read the
question 8
paragraph: what is the main idea of this paragraph?
the scrub turkey's eggs keep warm in the mound
Scrub turkeys do not sit on their eggs
the egg needs to be kept warm
most birds lay their eggs in nests
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Which words mean the same word as
hatch?
sit on an egg
scratch a leaf mound
break out of an egg
keep eggs warm
3
What is the main idea of the image below?
there is wind in the girls hair
the girl is going home
the girl is going fast
the girl is irresponsible
4
Now that you have read the whole text what is the main idea of the
whole text?
most birds lay their eggs in nests
Scrub turkeys do not build nests
a scrub turkey mound is made from leaves
Scrub turkeys do not sit on their eggs
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Read the
question 4
paragraph. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
most birds lay their eggs in nests
scrub turkeys lay eggs in nests
scrub turkeys lay eggs
Scrub turkeys do not build nests
6
Where is the main idea often found?
after the introduction of the text
in the middle of the passage
<p>the first or last sentence or paragraph</p>
in the title
7
Choose the correct answer: the main idea of a reading passage is?
the author's purpose in writing the passage
<p> sentence that tells what the passage is mainly about</p>
the facts and details that tell more about the main idea
the order or sequence of the passage
8
Read the
question 6
paragraph: what is the main idea of this paragraph?
the scrub turkey has strong claws
a scrub turkey mound is made from leaves</p>
the male scrub turkey builds the mound
the female scrub turkey lays eggs in the mound
9
Read the
question 5 paragraph:
where do scrub turkeys lay their eggs?
on the ground
in a nest
in a tree
in a mound
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Where did you find the main idea of the text?
the first sentence of the first paragraph
the title
the last sentence of the entire text
the first sentence of the last paragraph