The definition of main idea.
What the story is mostly about.
What is author's purpose?
What is knowing why the author writes in a certain way for their audience. Usually to PERSUADE, INFORM, or ENTERTAIN
The author's purpose in writing the book, "The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell is to:
a. to give facts about different objects
b. to tell how Joey would collect objects
c. to convince the reader to be like Joey
d. teach about the life of Joey Cornell and how he used his collection to make art
d. teach about the life of Joey Cornell and how he used his collection to make art
Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark's bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family's private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn't appreciate and Money Mark could find anything new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark was never satisfied.
What is Money can't buy you happiness.
A Pittsburgh Steelers fan writes a newspaper article titled, "The Best Football Team in The Nation." The purpose of this article is to:
a. tell a story about his son who went to a Steelers game
b. teach how to play football
c. persuade or convince the reader that The Steelers are the best
c. persuade or convince the reader that The Steelers are the best
Jason's mom worked hard for what they had. His father passed away years ago, and their tiny apartment on the third floor seemed to get smaller every day. Every day that he went to school, he was jealous of the fancy clothes other kids had. That night he talked to his mom and understood their situation. He then watched the news and saw how others had less than him. What is a possible theme for this story?
What is Be thankful for what you have.
Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked. However, gorillas usually don't have to fight other animals because of their impressive size.
The author believes that
a. Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
b. Gorillas are mean animals.
c. Gorillas don't like other animals.
d. Gorillas communicate well with other animals.
a. Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog were hanging out at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch and Mr. Dog was watching him eat. "Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I'll let you have the next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said, "but I paid for this pizza and it's all mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish, and then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter but since he was weighed down by such a large meal, Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter killed him. Mr. Dog easily escaped. Later that night while returning to the scene, Mr. Dog caught the scent of something delicious and began digging around a trash can. He found a large ham bone with lots of meat and marrow still stuck to the bone. Mr. Dog happily ate. What is the theme?
What is Is it better to share than to be greedy.
Jenny was nervous about her math test. It really wasn't her best subject. She studied hard every night for a whole week. After the teacher handed out the tests, Jenny looked her copy over and smiled. What probably caused Jenny to smile?
What is she knew she was going to do well or she knew how to do all the things on the test.