Main Idea
Supporting Details
Main Idea or Supporting Details?
100

What is a main idea?

A main idea is what the text is mostly About.

100

What is a supporting detail?

Supporting details are details that tell you more about the main idea.

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Kangaroos usually live in family groups called mobs.
Main Idea
200

Luca’s grandpa lives on a farm. He has a big garden, and many animals. When Luca was little, he was afraid of the chickens. When he helped feed the chickens, the chickens chased him, crying, “Cluck, cluck!” But his grandpa showed him how to shoo the chickens away with his hand, saying, “Shoo chicks!” Luca still doesn’t like the chickens much, but he isn’t afraid of them now.  

Luca and the chickens

200
Kangaroos protect themselves in many ways. If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.A new born joey is only the size of your thumb.What is the supporting detail?
If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.
200
My house is strong.
Main Idea
300

The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It is located in New York Harbor. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become a universal symbol of freedom. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year.

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Kangaroos are strange looking animals. Some kangaroos act as guards to protect the mob. They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet.What is the supporting detail in the paragraph?
They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet.
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Dolphins are smart animals.
Main Idea
400
Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves and roots. The joey lives in the mother's pouch for 9 months.They only like grass that is green and close to the ground.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves and roots.
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Kangaroos are mostly night time creatures. Kangaroos have a long powerful tail.They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush.What is the supporting detail in the paragraph?
They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush.
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The bike wiggled while she rode it. 

Supporting Detail

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Kangaroos usually have only one baby at a time.Kangaroo babies are called joeys.Kangaroos eat grass and leaves.What is the supporting detail?
Kangaroo babies are called joeys.
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These mobs can be as large as 100 kangaroos.
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