Main Idea

Inference -Jazzlyn

100

Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.”

You can infer that... a. Maggie is in kindergarten or first grade. 

b. Maggie lives close to school.

 c. Maggie is never late for school. 

d. Maggie is excited about going to school.

200

Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. He wore overalls and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He hopped in his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”

You can infer that... 

a. Hudson is an auto mechanic.

 b. Hudson enjoys his job. 

c. Hudson works as a plumber. 

d. Hudson is a truck salesman

300

Nicole came out of the elevator in her apartment building. She ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi. When she hopped in, she said, “Please take me to 345 45th Street.”

You can infer that... a. Nicole's car is broken. 

b. Nicole is going on vacation. 

c. Nicole is going shopping.

 d. Nicole lives in a large city.

400

Everett held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Everett's dad lifted him into the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,” said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.”

You can infer that... a. Everett had never been to a grocery store. 

b. Everett's dad does not shop often. 

c. Everett's dad needs help with the shopping. 

d. Everett is very young.

500

Tiffany gets home from school late on Thursday. She puts her sheet music on the kitchen counter and her trumpet case in the living room. Tiffany's mom asks her, “Did Mrs. Anderson give you the music for the spring concert?”

B

S Blends Charles and Malaysia

100

Still

Stand

Stock

200

Tree

Trust

Truck

300

Space

Spill

Spell

400

Dress

Drop

500

Special

Spit

True or False

100

A. True B. False The main idea is ALWAYS the first sentence of the paragraph.

B

200

A. True B. False Summarize means to retell the main idea of a story?

A

300

A. True B. False Supporting Detail is details that explain the main idea of the story.

A

400

A.True B.False The main Idea is not always stated clearly in the passage?

A

500

A. True B. False Supporting details never tell you what the main idea is in a story or passage.

B

Irregular Past tense-Myiah

100

Marianna accidently (BROKE)the lamp.

Broke

Breaks

Breaked

200

Jared was so excited that he just (Win) a game. 

Winnned

Wins

Won

300

Joey (Buy) a new house last year. 

Buyed

Bought

400

Mary was upset that she (loss) her dog.

lossed

lost

losed

500

Alex hit a homerun today. He also (Hit) one last week.

Hit

Hitted

summarizing or topic of the passage-Gordon

100

What is the topic of this passage? They are building a new school near my house. Every day I watch the workers drive huge tractors and push a ton of dirt. They have big cranes that help them place tall beams in the ground. The workers build walls using bricks. Every day it looks more and more like a school. Mom says I will go there in the fall.

Getting a New School/ Building a new school

200

Aaron wanted to ride his bike to school. He saw that he had to a flat tire. Aaron said, "Oh,no, I really wanted to ride my bike to school. I will have to wait until I get it fixed." His mom said, "I will take you to school today." Aaron went to school with out his bike.

Aaron couldn't ride his bike because of a flat tire.

300

What is this selection mainly about?(Summarizing) Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives eaier.

Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.

400

Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the lining room. Now, he has to take his shoes off when he enters the house. He's also not allowed to eat or drink in the living room any more. Peter's furry dog isn't allowed to play ball in there either. When his parents got the new carpet, there were lots of new rules.

Petter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean

500

There is a village on an island near Scotland. it was built out of stone. A storm covered in in sand 4,000 years ago. It stayed covered until 1851. Then another storm blew the sand away. The village looked just like it did 4,000 years ago!

About a village covered in sand for over 4,000 years ago