Main Idea
Supporting Details
Main Idea 2
Supporting Details
Main Idea 3
Supporting Details
100
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Pen pals make each other's worlds a little bigger.
b. It's exciting to get letters in the mail.
c. Pen pals tell each other about special places.
a. Pen pals make each other's worlds a little bigger.
100
Name one supporting detail about the main idea.
A. Pen pals live in the same place and talk every day to the same person.
B. Pen pals share ideas about their families, pets, and favorite foods. C. Writing letters is the fastest way to communicate.
D. Pen pals only write about school subjects.
B. Pen pals share ideas about their families, pets, and favorite foods.
100
a. Smartphones make it hard to keep your mind on important things.
b. Smart phones are used for making calls.
c. Smartphones can be used in both good and bad ways.
Smartphones can be used in both good and bad ways.
100
Give one supporting detail from the passage.
A. Smartphones can make it hard to focus on important things like studying.
B. Smartphones are only used for making phone calls.
C. Smartphones are always safe to use in any situation.
D. Smartphones are not useful for finding information.
A.
Smartphones can make it hard to focus on important things like studying.
100
a. Andrew Carnegie became rich and used his money to help other people.
b. Books were important to Carnegie.
c. Carnegie opened schools around the United States.
a. Andrew Carnegie became rich and used his money to help other people
100
What is a supporting detail from this passage?
A. Andrew Carnegie worked for a railroad company before starting his own business.
B. Andrew Carnegie was born into a rich family and went to school often.
C. Andrew Carnegie built libraries only in other countries.
D. Andrew Carnegie never worked as a child.
A. Andrew Carnegie worked for a railroad company before starting his own business.
200
a. A female kangaroo has a special pouch for the baby.
b. A baby kangaroo stays in its mother's pouch until it's strong enough to live on its own.
c. At 10 months the baby is ready to leave the pouch.
b. A baby kangaroo stays in its mother's pouch until it's strong enough to live on its own.
200
What is one supporting detail of the main idea?
Give one supporting detail from the passage.
A. A baby kangaroo is born able to walk and run.
B. A joey climbs into its mother’s pouch after it is born.
C. Kangaroos live in cold environments.
D. A joey stays with its mother for only a few days.
D. A joey climbs into its mother’s pouch after it is born.
200
a. Wakefield is known for coming up with a famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.
b. The chocolate chip cookies were tasty.
c. Wakefield discovered a new way to make cookies.
a. Wakefield is known for coming up with a famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.
200
What are some supporting details about the main idea?
A. Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies by adding chocolate chunks to her batter.
B. People stopped eating cookies after the 1930s.
C. Chocolate chip cookies were not popular with others.
D. Ruth Wakefield only made cookies for her family.
A. Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies by adding chocolate chunks to her batter.
200
a. If a ground hog sees its shadow it goes back underground.
b. People sometimes wonder how much longer will winter last.
c. Some people believe that groundhogs can tell us when winter will end.
c. Some people believe that groundhogs can tell us when winter will end.
200
What is a supporting detail?
A. Groundhogs always predict the weather correctly every year.
B. If a groundhog sees its shadow, it goes back underground to sleep longer.
C. Groundhogs come out of their holes every day in winter.
D. People celebrate Groundhog Day in the summer.
B. If a groundhog sees its shadow, it goes back underground to sleep longer.
300
a. When you exercise you lower your chances of getting sick.
b. Exercise helps people feel better in many ways.
c. Exercise can help you sleep at night.
Exercise helps people feel better in many ways.
300
Give one supporting detail from the passage.
A. Exercise can help you sleep better at night.
B. Exercise is only important for athletes.
C. Exercise is something people should avoid doing.
D. Exercise only helps your muscles grow.
A. Exercise can help you sleep better at night.
300
a. Stop at stop signs and traffic lights.
b. You can stay safe on your bike by following certain rules.
c. Use hand signals when you ride to stay safe.
b. You can stay safe on your bike by following certain rules.
300
What are supporting details for the main idea?
A. Riders who wear helmets are less likely to hurt their heads.
B. Using hand signals helps drivers understand what a rider plans to do.
C. Following traffic laws can help keep bike riders safe on busy streets.
D. Riding in bike lanes is the safest way to travel in all situations.
A. Riders who wear helmets are less likely to hurt their heads.
300
a. Sirleaf's work made the lives of many people in Liberia better.
b. Liberia was in debt and most people didn't have jobs.
Sirleaf worked to make peace in Liberia.
a. Sirleaf's work made the lives of many people in Liberia better.
300
Which detail BEST shows how Ellen Johnson Sirleaf helped improve people’s lives?
A. She became the first woman elected as a leader of an African country.
B. She asked other countries for help with Liberia’s debt.
C. She made it possible for more girls to go to school.
D. She became president in 2005.
C. She made it possible for more girls to go to school.
400
a. Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.
b. Bats have daytime resting places.
c. Bats sleep in caves upside down.
a. Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.
400
Give one supporting detail from the passage.
A. Bats only sleep in caves during the day.
B. Bats sleep in trees, old buildings, and under bridges.
C. Bats sleep at night and fly during the day.
D. All bats live in the same place.
B.
Bats sleep in trees, old buildings, and under bridges.
400
a. Some plants protect themselves with thorns.
b. Some plants protect themselves with chemicals.
c. Plants have several ways to protect themselves from being eaten.
c. Plants have several ways to protect themselves from being eaten.
400
What is a supporting detail from the text?
A. The bark on a tree keeps insects from getting inside.
B. Some chemicals in plants act as poisons that can make animals sick.
C. Plants have thorns and bark to protect themselves.
D. Other chemicals make plants taste bad so animals do not want to eat them.
B. Some chemicals in plants act as poisons that can make animals sick.
400
a. Laboulaye was a French writer and law professor.
b. Laboulaye wanted the Statue of Liberty to inspire freedom from democracy in France.
c. The Statue of Liberty finally arrived in New York.
Laboulaye wanted the Statue of Liberty to inspire freedom from democracy in France.
400
Which detail BEST supports the idea that the statue was meant to represent freedom?
A. The statue finally arrived in New York ten years after work began.
B. Laboulaye admired the freedoms enjoyed in the United States.
C. The statue was meant to honor Lincoln and American democracy.
D. The French people had little say in their government at the time.
C. The statue was meant to honor Lincoln and American democracy.
500
a. Life would be different without gravity.
b. Without gravity, the Earth might float away.
c. If you jumped you would fly off into space.
a. Life would be different without gravity.
500
Give one supporting detail from the passage.
A. Gravity makes things float into space.
B. Without gravity, objects would float away and not come back down.
C. Gravity can be seen and touched by people.
D. The Earth does not move around the sun.
b.
Without gravity, objects would float away and not come back down.
500
a. Climate change may have killed the dinosaurs.
b. It may have been more than just an asteroid that caused the dinosaurs to die.
c. Dinosaurs were killed when an asteroid hit the Earth.
b. It may have been more than just an asteroid that caused the dinosaurs to die.
500
What is a supporting detail from the passage?
A. An asteroid was the only reason the dinosaurs died.
B. Dinosaurs died mainly because of climate changes before the asteroid hit.
C. Several factors, including an asteroid and other environmental changes, likely caused the dinosaurs to die.
D. Harmful gases in the air were the most important cause of dinosaur extinction.
C. Several factors, including an asteroid and other environmental changes, likely caused the dinosaurs to die.
500
a. Settlement houses were places offering free services.
b. As a result of her visit to London's Toynbee Hall, Jane Addams founded the first settlement house in Chicago.
c. The Hull house was one of the first centers of its kind in the United States.
As a result of her visit to London's Toynbee Hall, Jane Addams founded the first settlement house in Chicago.
500
Which detail BEST shows how Jane Addams helped improve the lives of poor people?
A. She was the daughter of a wealthy businessman.
B. The center offered classes, child care, food, and help with finding jobs.
C. She visited Toynbee Hall during a trip to Europe.
D. Hull House was one of the first centers of its kind in the United States.
B. The center offered classes, child care, food, and help with finding jobs.