Main Idea/Supporting details
What is the main idea of a passage?
What are the supporting details?
The most important part of a passage.What the text is mostly about.
Things that support the main idea in the story.
They are not as important as the main idea.
Caleb was the class clown. He always made people laugh and was fun to be around in class. Even the teacher thought he was funny.
What story element is being described?
A. Character
B. Problem
C. Solution
D. Setting
A. Character
Who are the characters in the story?
What is the setting of a story?
The characters are the people, things, and animals that can talk, think, act, or feel.
The setting is where or when the story takes place?
Mary looked everywhere for her lost doll. It wasn't hiding in her toy bin, it wasn't under her covers, and it wasn't in her doll house. She was very nervous.
What story element is being described?
A. Setting
B. Character
C. Problem
C. Problem
After searching in her room for her doll, Mary was convinced it was gone forever. Later that night, her mom came home from work. She was holding Mary's doll! Mary accidentally left it in her mother's car the day before. Mary was so relieved to have found her doll.
What story element is being described?
A. Problem
B. Characters
C. Solution
C. Solution
Find the main idea:
I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
A. Weekends are times to travel.
B. The writer enjoys spending time with family.
C. The writer’s grandparents live far away.
D. The writer is sad to leave her cousins.
B. The writer enjoys spending time with family.
It was a snowy Tuesday morning. The school was opened, despite the heavy amount of snow. It was also icy in front of the school, making it difficult to walk into the building.
What element is being described?
A. Character
B. Setting
C. Problem
D. Solution
B. Setting
Who are the characters in the passage.
Jean has a dog whose name is Paco. He is almost 10 years old. Paco is very loveable with a brown face and short black fur. He is one of Jean's best friends. He plays with her, sleeps with her, and goes on walks with her. Jean is so glad to have him around. She loves him.
Jean and Paco
Describe the problem in your favorite childhood book or movie.
N/A
You wake up and realized that you forgot your best friends birthday.
What are some ways to solve this problem?
Apologizing to your friend.
Making them a card.
Getting them a gift.
Find at least 2 supporting details.
Homemade pizza is delicious. First, make the dough from flour, water, and yeast. After that, begin making the tomato sauce. Next, add any vegetables you like. Then, bake it in the oven. After a short time, the kitchen begins to smell delicious. Soon, it’s ready to eat!
a. Pizza is made from flour
b. How to make homemade pizza
c. Pizza is easy to make
d. Pizza makes the kitchen smell delicious
A. pizza is made from flour
C. Pizza is easy to make
D. Pizza makes the kitchen smell delicious
Erica had been studying for her test all weekend so she can get a high score. When she woke up on Monday she had a fever and chills. She was going to miss the big test!
What story element is being described?
A. Characters
B. Setting
C. Problem
D. Solution
C. Problem
Describe the character(s) and the setting:
On Wednesday morning, Cristine walked into her classroom for the first day of school. She was in a new school and was very nervous because she was not sure where to sit. There was no one in her class that she knew. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was her best friend Kate! She felt a sigh of relief as she followed Kate and sat in the desk next to her.
Characters: Cristine and Kate
Setting: In Cristine's classroom on Wednesday morning which was the first day of school.
On Wednesday morning, Cristine walked into her classroom for the first day of school. She was in a new school and was very nervous because she was not sure where to sit. There was no one in her class that she knew. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was her best friend Kate! She felt a sigh of relief as she followed Kate and sat in the desk next to her.
What is the problem in the story?
Christine is unsure where to sit because she doesn't know anyone in her class.
On Wednesday morning, Cristine walked into her classroom for the first day of school. She was in a new school and was very nervous because she was not sure where to sit. There was no one in her class that she knew. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was her best friend Kate! She felt a sigh of relief as she followed Kate and sat in the desk next to her.
What is the solution in the story?
Cristine's best friend Kate arrives and they sit together.
Find the main idea
Jean has a dog whose name is Paco. He is almost 10 years old. Paco is very loveable with a brown face and short black fur. He is one of Jean's best friends. He plays with her, sleeps with her, and goes on walks with her. Jean is so glad to have him around. She loves him.
Jean loves her dog Paco.
After having a bad cold, Eli went to the doctor. The doctor gave him medicine and encouraged him to drink a lot of fluid. Eli started to feel better.
What story element is being described?
a. Character
B. Setting
C. Problem
D. Solution
D. Solution
Describe your current setting.
In a classroom on a Friday afternoon in April.
Lucas was surprised to find a puppy in his garden on Saturday afternoon. He waited to see if someone would get the puppy, but nobody came. He let the puppy stay in his house. When he noticed the puppy started to look sad, he went around the neighborhood asking if anyone lost their puppy. He found the owner and they were both so happy.
What was the problem?
Lucas found a puppy with no owner who looked sad.
Lucas was surprised to find a puppy in his garden on Saturday afternoon. He waited to see if someone would get the puppy, but nobody came. He let the puppy stay in his house. When he noticed the puppy started to look sad, he went around the neighborhood asking if anyone lost their puppy. He found the owner and they were both so happy.
What was the solution?
Lucas went around to neighborhood to ask if anyone was missing their puppy and found its owner.