Establishing a Main Idea
Main Idea of Long Films
Main Idea of Ear Treats
Main Idea of Short, Repeating Films
Main Idea Strategies
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There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bears live in North America. B. Bears are dangerous. C. There are many kinds of bears.
What is What is C, "There are many kinds of bears."
100
In this movie, a small fish is captured. His father and a forgetful fish try to locate his whereabouts.
What is What is Finding Nemo?
100
In this song, a special glowing deer is rejected until his jolly owner finds a use for him.
What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
100
In this TV show, a lemur and two animal experts teach views about a variety of animals.
What is Zaboomafoo
100
You use this strategy when reading to draw attention to significant points made in an article.
What is highlighting?
200
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bats are flying mammals. B. Bats are fascinating animals. C. Some bats eat fruit.
What is B. "Bats are fascinating animals."
200
In this movie, a girl joins an acapella singing group that is afraid to veer off from their norm.
What is Pitch Perfect?
200
This is the song which is sung when a person is celebrating the anniversary of their birth.
What is Happy Birthday?
200
In this TV show, the life of upper east side teens from New York City is narrated by a mystery character.
What is Gossip Girl?
200
You use this strategy to ensure complete understanding of a reading.
What is re-reading?
300
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. B. Bacteria helps make food. C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.
What is C. "Some types of bacteria helps humans."
300
In this movie, a group of superheroes bind together to fight off an alien species that is about to invade earth.
What is The Avengers?
300
This song has no conclusion. It continues everlastingly.
What is The Song That Never Ends?
300
In this TV show, workers of a paper company create a documentary about life in their workplace.
What is The Office?
300
When you use this strategy, you are not copying directly from a text.
What is write the main idea in your own words?
400
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids. B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet. C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.
What is A. "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."
400
In this movie, a boy is forgotten by his family at Christmas and must fend off 2 not-so-bright robbers.
What is Home Alone?
400
In this song, a man promises to show a woman a world she has never seen before.
What is A Whole New World?
400
In this TV show, a house full of people from New Jersey make the rest of the world feel smart.
What is Jersey Shore?
400
When you use this strategy, you are sorting the vital information from the insignificant information.
What is finding important details?
500
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is B. "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
500
In this movie, a man who grew up in Santa’s workshop comes to stay with his father in New York City.
What is Elf?
500
This song is about how everybody adores one another as a pleased kin.
What is I Love You?
500
In this TV show, hairy faced men show viewers how to live in the wilderness.
What is Duck Dynasty?
500
When you use this strategy, you are putting a lot of key points into one or two sentences.
What is summarizing?
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