How does a reader determine the main idea of the text?

The reader uses the introduction and conclusion to help them., The reader uses the details in the text., The reader uses text features to figure out what is most important.

Which of the following details do not support the main idea?

In 1939, the World's Fair was held in New York City.

What is the main idea?

Bees may be able to be trained.

Which detail does not support the main idea?

Chemicals are often found in explosives, such as bombs."

Which detail does not support the main idea?

"At his old school, he'd been on the basketball team..."

What is the main idea?

Li is having a hard time making friends.

How did the author organize the text?

The author gives a description of a topic and details about it.

Which detail best supports the main idea?

"Honeybees travel up to four miles to find nectar for honey."

What the author wants you to remember, What the author is mainly talking about, Central idea

What is the main idea?

Things that are normal today, people thought were excited in 1939.

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1
How does a reader determine the main idea of the text?
The reader uses the introduction and conclusion to help them.
The reader uses the details in the text.
The reader guesses the main idea.
The reader uses text features to figure out what is most important.
2
Which of the following details do not support the main idea?
People came from 60 countries to see the "World of Tomorrow" products.
In 1939, the World's Fair was held in New York City.
The people.. were excited about many of the things we now take for granted.
3
What is the main idea?
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
All insect behavior can be changed.
Bees may be able to be trained.
Insects are very intelligent.
4
Which detail does not support the main idea?
"Researchers hope to use honeybees to located buried land mines."
"They were able to lead researchers to buried explosives by scent alone."
"Bees connected the smell of the chemicals with food."
Chemicals are often found in explosives, such as bombs."
5
Which of the following is NOT an example of a text feature?
Author
Caption
Picture
Title
6
Which detail does not support the main idea?
"...Li still hadn't made a real friend."
"... go out of the team next year, but that didn't help his situation now."
"At his old school, he'd been on the basketball team..."
7
What is the main idea?
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honeybees like to dance.
Honeybees like nectar.
8
What is the main idea?
New students are usually lonely.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
Making friends is easy.
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
9
How did the author organize the text?
The author states the problem and its solution.
The author gives the cause and its effect.
The author gives a description of a topic and details about it.
The author compare and contrasts two topics.
10
Which detail best supports the main idea?
"Honeybees travel up to four miles to find nectar for honey."
"Other worker bees then head out to the source?."
"When a bee finds nectar, it does a wiggle dance..."
Honeybees like nectar.
11
What is main idea?
What the author wants you to remember
What the author is mainly talking about
Central idea
Interesting Facts and Details
12
What is the main idea?
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
People came from 60 countries to see the "World of Tomorrow" products.
Things that are normal today, people thought were excited in 1939.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.

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MAIN IDEA

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Reading comprehension questions to help review main idea. Also includes questions about identifying the main idea and supporting details.

Flashcards12 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 12

Answers

1
How does a reader determine the main idea of the text?
The reader uses the introduction and conclusion to help them.
The reader uses the details in the text.
The reader guesses the main idea.
The reader uses text features to figure out what is most important.
2
Which of the following details do not support the main idea?
People came from 60 countries to see the "World of Tomorrow" products.
In 1939, the World's Fair was held in New York City.
The people.. were excited about many of the things we now take for granted.
3
What is the main idea?
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
All insect behavior can be changed.
Bees may be able to be trained.
Insects are very intelligent.
4
Which detail does not support the main idea?
"Researchers hope to use honeybees to located buried land mines."
"They were able to lead researchers to buried explosives by scent alone."
"Bees connected the smell of the chemicals with food."
Chemicals are often found in explosives, such as bombs."
5
Which of the following is NOT an example of a text feature?
Author
Caption
Picture
Title
6
Which detail does not support the main idea?
"...Li still hadn't made a real friend."
"... go out of the team next year, but that didn't help his situation now."
"At his old school, he'd been on the basketball team..."
7
What is the main idea?
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honeybees like to dance.
Honeybees like nectar.
8
What is the main idea?
New students are usually lonely.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
Making friends is easy.
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
9
How did the author organize the text?
The author states the problem and its solution.
The author gives the cause and its effect.
The author gives a description of a topic and details about it.
The author compare and contrasts two topics.
10
Which detail best supports the main idea?
"Honeybees travel up to four miles to find nectar for honey."
"Other worker bees then head out to the source?."
"When a bee finds nectar, it does a wiggle dance..."
Honeybees like nectar.
11
What is main idea?
What the author wants you to remember
What the author is mainly talking about
Central idea
Interesting Facts and Details
12
What is the main idea?
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
People came from 60 countries to see the "World of Tomorrow" products.
Things that are normal today, people thought were excited in 1939.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.