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
D) How to make something
C) What the story is mostly about
200
-BLANK- supports the main idea. (tells how, what, when, where, why, & how much)
Details.
200
Name the characters of the story (atleast 3)
Mother, Father, Chick.
300
A close group of people or animals.
Huddle.
300
What is the main idea of penguin chick?
-Answers will vary- ^_^
300
Where does the father penguin keep the egg?
a brood patch!
300
Why do the father penguins shuffle their feet across the ice?
To keep the penguin chicks in their brood patch / (between their legs & warm)
400
Soft feathers that can be found on Penguin Chicks to keep them warm!
Down
400
This story is mainly about _________ surviving in Antarctica.
Penguins/ Penguin Chicks
400
Why do the father penguins stay close in a huddle?
To keep the eggs warm.
400
What does it mean to preen?
To smooth or clean (feathers) with a beak or bill.
500
Replace WHIPS in the following sentence: The wind blows so hard it WHIPS snow into the air.
A) gently blows
B) blows strongly
C) hits with a rod
D) a long string
B) blows strongly
500
What question should you ask yourself to find the main idea of a passage?
A) What is happening in this passage?
B) What is going on in this passage?
C) Who or what is the passage talking about?
D) What is the most important point the author wants me to understand about the topic?
D) What is the most important point the author wants me to understand about the topic?
500
What are details?
they support the main idea. (tells how, what, when, where, why, & how much)
500
-DOUBLE JEOPARDY- What was the Author's Purpose of the story? (Remember P.I.E)