What are the sentences that build the main idea called?
Supporting Details
100
What is the topic of a text?
The overall subject
100
If you don't know what you're going to read, what is the first thing you would look at?
The title
200
What is the definition of main idea?
A message that conveys the author's point about the topic.
200
How do you find the main idea?
Ask yourself who, what, where, when, why, & how about the passage.
200
If the text you are reading represents a house, what are the columns?
Supporting Details
200
"Fire ants have wasp-like stinger." Is this an example of a supporting detail or a main idea?
Supporting Detail
200
What is the definition of homonym?
Two words that sound the same but have different meanings.
300
I am going (to, too, two) the park. Which word would you choose?
To
300
True or False: Word choice gives you information about the main idea.
False.
300
True or False: Questions are an example of a supporting detail.
False
300
How fast does that (hare, hair) run? Choose the correct homonym.
Hare
300
That is a (fir, fur) tree. Which word would you choose?
Fir
400
What are the four types of supporting details?
Examples, Evidence, Reasons, & Facts
400
What are the two reasons supporting details are important?
1.) Supporting Details build the main idea. 2.) Supporting details give clues & information about the main idea.
400
Explain the difference between a main idea & a supporting detail.
A main idea is the message the author is portraying to the reader. The supporting details give information that supports the main idea.
400
Which of these would be a main idea for a passage about cats?
A.) Cats spend 80% of their time alone
B.) Cats are a great family pet.
C.) Cats have super sharp claws.
D.) Some cats are black.
B.) Cats are a great family pet.
400
He put the hammock on the (sealing, ceiling). Choose the correct homonym?
Ceiling
500
Which of the following is a supporting detail?
A.) Everyone should own their own home.
B.) All people should stop texting while driving.
C.) 80% of people have texted while driving.
D.) Bananas are an excellent source of potassium
B.) All people should stop texting while driving.
500
Sentences that contain numbers or statistics are normally a _____________________.
Supporting Detail
500
He went (through, thru, threw) the parking lot. Choose the correct homonym.
Through
500
The main idea is the message the ______________ is trying to convey to the _____________.
author, reader.
500
They (flew, flu) over the midwestern (plains, planes) in a (plain, plane). Choose the correct homonym.