The Main Idea
The Beast of Loch Ness
Is This Dragon Real?
Mini-Reads
100
One or two words that identifies the topic of the paragraph.
What are "Topic Words?"
100
The Loch Ness Monster is can call this country its home...
What is Scotland?
100
This is the Komodo Dragon's nastiest weapon...
What is venom/saliva?
100
The government in this country has divided sidewalks into cell phone lanes and no cell phone lanes...
What is China?
200
Questions often begin with special words like why, where, when, how, and what. These words are known as...
What are "Key Question Words?'
200
The Loch Ness Monster is thought to be this prehistoric creature...
What is a plesiosaur?
200
Komodo Dragons live on five islands surrounded by this ocean...
What is the Indian Ocean
200
The giant dobsonfly (temporary name) is the largest aquatic insect was discovered in this country...
What is China?
300
The main idea is often located in the first or last sentence of the paragraph. These clues are called...
What are "Place Clues?"
300
Scientists have scanned Loch Ness with sound waves. This technology is known as...
What is SONAR? (or SOund Navigation And Ranging)
300
There are more than _________ Komodo Dragons alive today.
What is 3000?
300
When the giant dobsonfly feels afraid or threatened, it does this for defense...
What is "sprays a stinky odor?"
400
Often, the main idea is not limited to one sentence and is found throughout the paragraph. These clues are called...
What are "Space Clues?"
400
Things that are meant to trick or fool people like the many blurry photos of the Loch Ness Monster are known as...
What are hoaxes?
400
Komodo Dragons hunt and kill many animals larger than themselves, but they usually eat...
What are pigs and deer?
400
The giant dobsonfly has a wingspan of _________ inches.
What is 8?
500
If the main idea is stated in one sentence, you can change the statement into a question to see if the whole paragraph answers it. These are called...
What are "Turnabout Clues?"
500
It was a beautiful spring day in (year) when Aldie and John Mackay first saw the Loch Ness Monster.
What is 1933?
500
Europeans first saw Komodo Dragons firsthand in this year...
What is 1910?
500
When sidewalks were divided into cell phone and no cell phone lanes, the result was...
What is "the pedestrians did not pay attention to the lanes?"
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