What is the main idea?
Supporting details
100
Sally is a nice girl. She always offers to give her friends a ride to school. She always smiles at her classmates and teacher. Sally also helps her teacher clean up at the end of the day.
What is the main idea?
a. Sally is a nice girl.
b. Sally.
c. Sally smiles at her classmates.a. Sally is a nice girl
100
Holden is a very good football player. He always scores a lot of points and is very good at defense. Holden is always on time for practice and helps his teammates. He is also great at catching the football.
The main idea is that Holden is a good football player. Identify one supporting detail.
Remember a supporting detail is a sentence with additional information that explain, define, or prove the main idea.
- He always scores a lot of points.
- He is very good at defense
- Holden is always on time for practice
- Holden helps his teammates
- He is great at catching the football
200
A lot of people own dogs. They are a man's best friend. Dogs often love on their owners. They help their owners if they are in need. Dogs also play with their owners.
What is the main idea?
a. Dogs are a man's best friend
b. A lot of people own dogs
c. Dogs play with their owners
a. Dogs are a man's bestfriend
200
Basketball is a sport many people like to watch. There are over 200,000 viewers for each professional basketball game. When the championship games are on, over 1 million viewers watch. Many people even go to the venue to watch the basketball game.
The main idea is people like to watch basketball.
Identify one supporting detail
1. There are over 200,000 viewers for each professional basketball game.
2. When the championship games are on, over 1 million viewers watch.
3. Many people even go to the venue to watch the basketball game.
300
What is main idea?
a. the topic of the story
b. what the story is all about. The most important thought about the topic.
b. what the story is all about. The most important thought about the topic.
300
What is a supporting detail?
a. What the story is all about?
b. Sentences with additional information that explains, define, or prove the main idea
c. The person, place, thing, or idea being written about
b. Sentences with additional information that explains, define, or prove the main idea
500
What is the main idea of the passage?
The students in Mrs. O'Brien's class were excited about the valentine's day party
500
Molly rode her bike everywhere. She liked to feel the wind in her hair. She also liked how she had a horn on the front and a basket on the back. Molly really liked her bike.
The main idea is that Molly enjoyed riding her bike. Identify one supporting detail.
1. Molly rode her bike everywhere.
2. She liked to feel the wind in her hair.
3. She also liked how she had a horn on the front and a basket on the back.