Main Idea Review
This is the most important idea in a paragraph or story.
What is the main idea?
The prefix "re-" means to do something again. What does the word "replay" mean?
What is to play again?
The root "hydr" means water. What does a fire hydrant help firefighters get?
What is water?
If someone is in disbelief, they don’t believe what they are seeing or hearing.
How is someone likely feeling?
What is shocked or surprised?
The suffix "-er" can mean a person who does something.
What does the word "runner" mean?
What is a person who runs?
A story says: “Pandas eat mostly bamboo. They use their strong jaws to chew it. Bamboo grows in the mountains where pandas live.”
What is the main idea of this passage?
What is pandas eat bamboo?
The prefix "pre-" means before. What does "preview" mean?
What is to see or watch before?
The root "graph" means to write. What do you do when you use autograph?
What is write your name?
The word unthinkable means something is so bad or surprising, you can’t even imagine it.
Which sentence shows this meaning best?
A) I forgot my homework.
B) We saw an unthinkable accident on the news.
What is B) We saw an unthinkable accident on the news?
The suffix "-ly" is added to an adjective to tell how something is done.
What does the word "bravely" mean?
What is in a brave way?
The main idea of a paragraph is: “Dogs are helpful animals.”
Which of these is a supporting detail?
A) Dogs bark
B) Dogs like toys
C) Dogs help the police
What is C) Dogs help the police?
The word "unhappy" uses the prefix "un-". What does "un-" mean in this word?
What is not (or the opposite of)?
The word photograph has the root "graph." What does it mean to do when you take a photograph?
What is to draw or write with light (take a picture)?
If someone moves frantically, how are they acting?
A) Slowly and calmly
B) In a fast and worried way
C) Quiet and sneaky
What is B) In a fast and worried way?
The word "enjoyable" has the suffix "-able."
What does the suffix "-able" mean in this word?
What is able to be enjoyed?
A paragraph says: “The sun gives us light. It keeps us warm. Plants need sunlight to grow.”
What is the main idea AND one supporting detail?
What is the sun is important, and it gives us light?
If someone gives you misinformation, what does the prefix "mis-" tell you about the information?
What is it is wrong or incorrect?
What does the word hydrate mean if the root "hydr" means water?
What is to give or take in water?
The word hijacked means something was taken over by force.
Which of these things can be hijacked?
A) A sandwich
B) An airplane
C) A playground
What is B) An airplane?
Which sentence shows the correct use of a word with the suffix "-or"?
A) I need to or my clothes.
B) The actor performed on stage.
C) She was acting very or.
What is B) The actor performed on stage?
Read this short paragraph:
“Liam practiced the piano every day. He learned to read music and played in a concert. Now he is proud of what he can do.”
What is the main idea, and how do the details support it?
What is Liam worked hard to learn piano, and the details show his practice and success?
Choose the word that correctly uses the prefix "non-" to mean "not real":
A) Nondrink
B) Nonfiction
C) Nonsee
What is B) Nonfiction?
A graphologist studies handwriting. If "graph" means write, what do you think graphology is?
What is the study of handwriting?
The word fateful describes an event that has serious or life-changing results.
What does this sentence mean?
“It was a fateful day when the storm arrived.”
What is something very important or life-changing happened that day?
The word "comfortably" has two suffixes: "-able" and "-ly."
What is the root word, and what does the whole word mean?
What is "comfort," and the word means "in a way that can be done with comfort"?