Main Idea or detail?
Which is the main idea?
A) Dogs can make a mess.
B) Dogs eat lots of food.
C) Dogs are expensive.
D) Dogs need to go to the vet at least once a year.
C. Dogs are expensive (messes could cost money to clean up - if the dog destroys a couch or something; food and the vet cost money)
About a sentence
What is setting?
Time and place
Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops. What does the word elegant mean?
pleasing and beautiful
Is this a main idea or a detail? At Disney World there are lots of entertaining things to do.
Main idea. The details would describe the things to do.
How long should the topic of a passage be?
Give an example of a time setting
Time of day, time of year, time of season
John was so hungry that he didn't leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate. What does particle mean?
piece (portion of matter)
Is this a main idea or a detail? Many German Shepherds live to about 9-13 years old.
Detail. It is giving you specific facts about the German Shephard.
Bats fly at night. Is this the main idea or the topic/subject?
Main idea. The topic here would just be bats.
Give an example of a place setting
Any location
Kevin thought that is was a great injustice that teachers could eat food in class, but students could not. What does injustice mean?
not fair
Is this a main idea or a detail? The baby went to sleep at 11pm.
Detail. The fact is very specific.
Niagara Falls is a beautiful landmark. Is this the main idea or the topic/subject?
Main Idea. The topic would be Niagara Falls.
The wind howled, the decorations blew everywhere, but no matter how bad the weather got there were still kids dressed in silly outfits running around the neighborhood! What is the setting?
Halloween, fall, evening, neighborhood
After COVID the number of people going to the movie theatre declined, people would just rather stream movies. What does declined mean?
went down
Which is the main idea:
A) Egyptians fished on the Nile River.
B) Egyptians ate many types of food from their region.
C) Different crops grew well in the hot climate of Egypt.
D)Fruit and vegetables were a favorite food of the Egyptian people.
B. Most general answer. Each other talks about a specific type of food fish, crops, fruit/veggies.
Dogs. Is this the main idea or the topic/subject?
Topic/Subject
School, classroom, during the day
Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site. What does the word dignity mean?