Main Idea
Supporting Details
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Supporting Details
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What is the main idea about this passage?
Pen pals make each other's worlds a little bigger.
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Name one supporting detail about the main idea.
1) "They may share ideas about their families, pets, and favorite foods."
2) "More importantly, pen-pals learn about each other's lives."
100
What is the main idea from this passage?
Andrew Carnegie became rich and used his money to help other people
100
What is a supporting detail from this passage?
1) "...he gave money to build over 1,600 libraries."
2) "Carnegie also opened many schools around the United States."
3) "He wanted to give people a chance to make their lives better."
200
What is the main idea of this passage?
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?
1) "When a baby kangaroo, or joey, is born, it climbs into its mother's pouch."
2) "At birth, a joey is only about one inch long. It needs to stay in the pouch so it can grow more."
200
What is the main idea from the passage?
Some people believe that groundhogs can tell us when winter will end.
200
What is a supporting detail?
"In early February, people start wondering how much longer winter will last. An old story says that groundhogs give us the answer on February 2nd."
300
What is the main idea of this passage?
Exercise helps people feel better in many ways.
300
Give one supporting detail of the main idea.
1) "It improves your mood and can make you feel calm."
2) "Regular exercise helps you think more clearly, so you can get more done during the day."
300
What is the main idea of the passage?
Sirleaf's work made the lives of many people in Liberia better.
300
What is a supporting detail?
1) "After Johnson Sirleaf entered office, she asked other countries for help with debt."
2) "She made it possible for more girls to go to school."
3) "She also worked for peace in Liberia."
400
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.
400
Name one supporting detail from the passage.
"They sleep in trees, in old buildings, and even under bridges."
400
What is the main idea from the passage?
Laboulaye wanted the Statue of Liberty to inspire freedom from democracy in France.
400
What is a supporting detail?
1) 'The statue was meant to honor Lincoln and American democracy."
2) "Laboylaye hoped the statue would encourage the French to demand more freedom at home."
500
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Life would be different without gravity.
500
Give one supporting detail.
"Gravity is also the force that keeps the Earth orbiting around the sun. So, without gravity, the Earth might float away, too."
500
What is the main idea from the passage?
As a result of her visit to London's Toynbee Hall, Jane Addams founded the first settlement house in Chicago.
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What is a supporting detail?
"Inspired by what she saw in London, Addams opened a settlement house of her own in Chicago in 1889. Hull House was one of the first centers of its kind in the United States."