Main Idea

The frog sat on the side of the pond. His green color made him hard to see. A bug flew near him. His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up. Then the frog was still again. He waited for the next bug.

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What color is the frog?

Green

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What did the frog do on the side of the pond?

He sat

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How does the frog wait to catch bugs?

He waits still

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How did the bug move by the frog?

He flew

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Which of the following is the main idea of this passage: Frogs eat bugs. Frogs do not move. Frogs are green. Frogs live in ponds.

Frogs live in ponds.

My favorite dress is yellow. It has a white ribbon that ties in the middle. It has lace by the neck. It also has lace at the bottom. I wore it for my aunt's wedding. I was the flower girl. Mom said I looked as pretty as the bride!

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What color is the dress?

Yellow

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What material is around the neck

Lace

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This person said I looked as pretty as the bride

My mother

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Which part of the dress is white

The ribbon

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The main idea in this passage is: It is fun to be in a wedding. Yellow dresses are the prettiest dresses. It describes the writer's favorite dress. The writer never wants to get married.

It describes the writer's favorite dress.

Tim Cordes went blind as a teen. He did not let his blindness stop him. He learned how to water ski and how to canoe. He learned how to write music. He became a black belt in karate. He carried the Olympic torch in 2002. After school he became a doctor.

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When did Tim Cordes go blind in his life

When he was a teen

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What did Tim Cordes become after college

A doctor

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What year did Tim Cordes carry the Olympic torch

2002

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What water activity did Tim Cordes learn how to do?

Ski

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The main idea in this passage is: It is possible to water ski without sight. It's easy to compose music without seeing it. Tim Cordes went to the Olympic Games. A blind person can do many things.

A blind person can do many things.

What is litter? Litter is junk. Litter is trash. Litter is stuff that people throw on the ground. They throw it in lakes. They throw it in the woods. Litter stinks. It makes the world ugly. It makes water unhealthy. Littering shows a lack of concern.

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What does litter make the world look like?

Ugly

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Stuff people throw on the ground is called

litter

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What does litter do to our water

Makes it unhealthy

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If you litter you are showing a lack of

Concern 

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The main idea in this passage is: Litter is junk. Litter is mostly found in water. Litter is a common thing. Littering shows a lack of concern about our world.

Littering shows a lack of concern about our world.

Let me tell you about my great dog. My dog's name is Mulligan. She is brown and black. She weighs 25 pounds. She has long ears and a tail with long hair. She follows me around the house. I love her very much!

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Mulligan is this type of animal

a dog

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Mulligan is these two colors

brown and black

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Mulligan's tail has this kind of hair

long

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Mulligan likes to do this

Follow me around the house

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The main idea in this passage is: The writer plays with his/her dog. Dogs are not fun. The writer wants to tell you about his/her dog. The dog is brown.

The writer wants to tell you about his/her dog.