Main Idea
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Vocabulary
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The main idea of How Animals Talk is

 Animals communicate in many different ways using scents and actions and sounds.

100
Which event is MOST LIKELY to cause a male white-tailed deer to turn up its tail?
What is seeing an enemy or being scared?
100
Something is rushing or moving quickly towards something or someone
What is charging?
100
Genre that is a true story of a person's life that is written by another person
What is biography?
100

What is the topic or subject of a text?

It's usually one  or two words--the general thing that text is about--for example bears, or animals talk

200
What is a supporting detail about wolves?
What is angry wolves raise their back and walk with their legs stiff and/or sniff the snow for smells left by other wolves?
200
The author uses the pictures of the baby robins with their mouths open to show what?
What is the robins are hungry?
200
When people share information
What is communicate?
200
Genre that gives information about a topic
What is nonfiction?
200

Which is a detail that supports the idea that animals communicate in a variety of ways?

a. A male Gooney Birds dances to attract a mate.

b. Weather can change an animal's habitat.

c. Animals can be a variety of colors. 


a. A male Gooney Birds dances to attract a mate.

300
What is a supporting detail about male elephant seals?
What is snorting and roaring through their big noses?
300
What is MOST LIKELY happening when two bull elks crash their horns together?
What is they are showing their power?
300
A sound or action that sends a message
What is signal?
300
Genre that presents information with photographs and text
What is photo essay?
300

Which detail supports the main idea that recess is an active time for third graders?

a. Recess is a time to sleep. b. Many third graders run and move their bodies at recess. c. Some teachers take minutes from recess time when students are off task. 

b. Many third graders run and move their bodies at recess.

400
What is a supporting detail about male humpback whales?
What is singing a loud song?
400
Why did the author write this passage?
What is to tell ways that animals send messages?
400
Angry or wild looking
What is ferocious?
400
Genre that tells about characters and settings that are like people and places in real life
What is realistic fiction?
400

In the rap about bears from Flocabulary, what are 3 details that support the main idea that bears are good hunters?

sharp teeth, large paws, strong claws

500
How do chimpanzees show they like each other as a supporting detail?
What is grooming each other?
500
How can readers tell that "How Animals Talk" is nonfiction?
What is it gives true facts about a subject?
500
If someone or something is the strongest
What is dominant?
500

Why is it important to know the genre of a text?

Answers vary

500

Which of these best describes the main idea of Schools Around the World?

a. Some students wear uniforms at school. b. Schools are alike and different in many ways. c. Resources affect the materials used to build schools. 

b. Schools are alike and different in many ways.

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