What is the Main idea?
True or False
Summarizing
Context Clues
Parts of Speech
100

What is main idea?

What is what the story is mostly about?

100

The main idea is ALWAYS the first sentence of the paragraph.

A. True 

B. False 

What is B, False. 

100

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. 

What is the topic/main idea of this passage? 

What is Getting a New School/ Building a new school

100

The restaurant was formal, so I bought a new suit. 

What does "formal" mean?

What is dressy/classy?

100

Jovanni and Joel wrote 6 7 on the white board.

wrote is a...

What is a verb?

200

The main idea of a story tells us__________________.

a. who is the main character . 

b. what the story is mainly about. 

c. the details of the story. 

What is B?

200

Summarize means to retell the main idea of a story?

A. True 

B. False

What is A, true!

200

Aaron wanted to ride his bike to school. He saw that he had 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 without his bike.

What is Aaron couldn't ride his bike to school because of a flat tire.

200

The student strives to get an A on the test. 

What does "strives" mean?

What is work towards/tries?

200

Ravenlyn collects Labubu's

Labubu's are ....

What are PROPER NOUNS?

300

What does the term "main idea" mean?

a. Where a story takes place 

b. Who the story is about 

c. What the story is mostly about 

What is C?

300

A Supporting Detail explains and supports the main idea of the story.

A. True 

B. False 

What is A? True!

300

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 easier.

What is In the future we will have robots who are designed to help us. 

300

The girl had a very distinct way of dressing. She did not dress like the rest of the crowd. 

What does "distinct" mean?

What is different?

300

Tucker has collected too many pencils.

Pencils are ...

What are nouns? (plural noun)

400

If you summarize a story or a passage, you are telling what the main idea is.

A. True 

B. False

A, true!

400

The main Idea is not always stated clearly in the passage.

A.True 

B.False

What is A, true!

400

Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the living 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.

What is Peter's parents made new rules to keep the new carpet clean

400

The continuous pounding of the hammers gave me a headache. It seemed like they had been working on the new ramp for days. 

What does "continuous" mean?

What is non-stop?

400

Jayden crashed out in class yesterday. 

crashed out is an... 

What is an VERB? 

500

 What two things are needed to find the Main Idea?

A. supporting points and key details 

B. clues and prior knowledge 

C. making connections 

What is A

500

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

A. True 

B. False 

What is B

500

There is a village on an island near Scotland. it was built out of stone. A storm covered it 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 before!

What is About a village covered in sand for over 4,000 years, because of a storm. 

500

The auditorium looks like it is filled to capacity. I don't think we will find an empty seat. 

What does "capacity" mean?

What is the largest amount possible?

500

Nia is hungry for lunch

hungry is an

What is an Adjective!?

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