Main Idea
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have nine thousand taste buds just on our tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of our mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
Supporting detail: Breeds that get large are German Shepards, Huskies, Golden Retrievers, to name a few.
What is the Main Idea?
A) Main Idea: There are many different breeds of dogs
B) Main idea: Cats are nice pets for busy people.
A) Main Idea: There are many different breeds of dogs
What is a cause?
A) The result of something happening
B) The last thing that happened
C) Something that causes something else to happen
D)Something that happens
C) Something that causes something else to happen
What is an effect?
Soccer (also known as football in some countries) is a very popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries participating. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and then from 1938 to today.
A) Main idea: Soccer is a popular worldwide sport.
B) Main idea: People like different soccer teams
C) Main idea: Soccer is played by children in schools.
D) Main idea: It isn't good to be a sore loser
A) Main idea: Soccer is a popular worldwide sport.
Supporting detail: You could go to college to become a teacher, doctor, lawyer and much more. You could also go into the work force and start making money with a secure job.
What is the Main Idea?
A) Main Idea: You usually start school when you are five years old.
B) Main idea: There are many options after you graduate high school.
C) Main idea: Second grade is the best grade.
D) Main idea: Mrs. Jackson and Ms. Campbell are the best teachers.
B) Main idea: There are many options after you graduate high school.
Which happens first: cause or effect?
Cause
Cause: My brother added lots of sugar to his drink.
Effect:
Carson's older sister, Madison, is a very good student. She isn't satisfied to just get by in school. She is involved in extra activities at school, including the school's music program and the math club. She also always tries to answer the teachers questions in class.
Main Idea: The United States has many beautiful national parks.
Which Supporting Detail is the best one?
A) Supporting detail: People travel to the beach during warm climates.
B) Supporting detail: There are many types of beautiful flowers in the United States.
C) Supporting detail: Yosemite is visited by 2 million people a year.
C) Supporting detail: Yosemite is visited by 2 million people a year.
My alarm clock did not go off this morning, so...
A)I ate a big breakfast.
Cause: My dad picked corn from the garden.
Effect:
Every morning when I get up, I eat breakfast, brush my teeth, comb my hair, get dressed and make my bed. After that, it is my job to feed the dog, then I can read for a while before it is time to walk to school.
D) Main idea: I have a big morning routine
D) Main idea: I have a big morning routine
Main Idea: People need to take care of the environment.
Which is the BEST supporting detail?
Because Amelia was determined to be a famous actor one day, she auditioned for every school play, signed up for after-school acting classes, and subscribed to a special magazine for actors.
What causes Amelia to audition for school plays, sign up for acting classes, and subscribe to an acting magazine?
Suri and Dawson are rock climbing. Suri decides to attempt a new skill she has learned. At first, she is successful, but then she loses her grip and falls. Suddenly, the safety ropes catch her, but she smashes her hand on the rock.
What is the effect of Suri's fall?
When the first rail lines were put in place across the United States in 1869, officials had a problem. Each town along the way set its clock by the noonday sun. So the time was never the same fom place to place. It was hard to have a reliable railroad schedule with this system. So in 1883, railroad owners, scientists and business men came up with four time zones across the country. This new system was called the Standard Railway Time. Today, these are the time zones in use across the United States. Which of the following is the main idea of this paragraph?
B) Trains that were never on time
C) Different times in different places
Main Idea: There are many different ways to be successful in school.
Which is the BEST Supporting Detail?
A) Supporting detail: Reading for at least 15 minutes every night improves your vocabulary.
B) Supporting detail: The library is a place at school to read and use whisper voices.
C) Supporting detail: Mrs. Duran is our school principal.
A) Supporting detail: Reading for at least 15 minutes every night improves your vocabulary.
Forest fires sometimes begin through natural events. Very little rainfall and dry forests are ideal situations for fires to start. All it takes is a lightning strike, sparking a fire that can destroy the entire forest. Often, forest fires are so large that firefighters can't stop them, and these fires sometimes threaten homes and businesses. Then, people are forced to flee the fire and hope that their property isn't destroyed.
Based on this passage, what is the initial cause of some forest fires?
A) He was trapped for three hours.