Environment Unit Review

Main Idea

100

What is a main idea?

A main idea is the most important part of a paragraph.

200

Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River about halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagara Falls is on the American and Canadian border.The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.

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 on an island 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.

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.

500

The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's. The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.

Supporting Details

100

What is a supporting detail?

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

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.

300

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.

400

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.

500

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.

Main Idea or Supporting Details?

100

Kangaroos usually live in family groups called mobs.

Main Idea

200

My house is strong.

Main Idea

300

Dolphins are smart animals.

Main Idea

400

The Willis Tower is the tallest building in Chicago.

Main idea

500

These mobs can be as large as 100 kangaroos.

Supporting Detail

Word Work

100

Select the best prepositional phrase to complete the sentence.

______________________, she picked up seashells and placed them in her bucket.

1. In the winter months
2. In the shopping mall
3. Through the forest
4. Strolling along the beach

What is 4. Strolling along the beach?

200

What is the meaning of the word underbite as it is used in the sentence?

The dentist suggested she try braces to correct the slight underbite of her teeth.

1. to bite from upside down
2. when the lower teeth sit in front of the upper teeth in a jaw
3. a broken tooth
4. when the upper teeth sit in front of the bottom teeth in a jaw

What is 4. when the upper teeth sit in front of the bottom teeth in a jaw?

300

What is the meaning of the adage stop and smell the roses as it is used in the sentence?

I wanted to get home as fast as possible after school to finish my homework, but my brother reminded me to stop and smell the roses. We stopped at the park to play because it was such a nice day.

1. spend more time indoors
2. move quickly
3. roses smell terrible
4. relax and take your time

What is relax and take your time?

400

Match the homophones to its correct definition by using the context clues in the sentences.

First set of options:

1. Heidi wrote an essay on the correct way to conduct yourself when hiking.
2. She won the grand prize in the pie-eating contest.
3. She rubbed her feet together to conduct more electricity to the balloon.
4. The man went to court to contest the parking fine he received.

Second set of options:

1. to carry or transmit
2. a competition
3. to behave
4. to oppose

1. conduct -> to behave 

2. contest -> a competition 

3. conduct -> to carry or transmit 

4. contest -> to oppose 

500

Choose the example that correctly uses a colon and semicolons.

1. Carolina and Heidi visited many national parks together: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; and Death Valley National Park, California.
2. Carolina and Heidi visited many national parks together: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; and Death Valley National Park, California.
3. Carolina and Heidi visited many national parks together; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: and Death Valley National Park, California.
4. Carolina and Heidi visited many national parks together Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; and Death Valley National Park, California.

What is 2. Carolina and Heidi visited many national parks together: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; and Death Valley National Park, California?

Random

100

Good readers _________ texts accurately to support their answers and explain inferences. 

What is quote?

200

___________ + ____________ = the main idea

What is topic + what the text says about the topic?

300

What kind of text structures do historical, scientific, and technical texts have?

What is chronological order, sequence or cause and effect?

400

What are the most common text structures you see?

What is chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution are the most common?

500

What affects how the reader learns from the text?

What is Authors point of view?