Main Idea
The author's message about the topic. It is often expressed directly or it can be implied.
What is the main idea?
Who did the tailor meet on his journey?
A giant.
without having been commanded or invited.
What is the meaning of unbidden?
Pineapple and ham pizza.
What is Mrs. Pearson's favorite pizza.
How many flies did the tailor kill?
A tailor that tricks a giant.
What is the main idea of the Valient Little Tailor?
What did the tailor embroider on his piece of fabric?
seven at one stroke.
quick and light in movement or action.
What is nimble?
The Grimm Brothers
Who wrote the Valiant Little Tailor?
How many flies survived when the tailor tried to kill them all?
A rabbit play tricks on a dimwitted coyote.
What is the main idea of the Coyote and Rabbit?
What did the tailor put into his pocket as he began his journey?
cheese and a bird.
What could be another word for comrade?
Friend
German
What language does the last name Grimm come from?
Key details
Important pieces of information that support the main idea of a text.
A young girl walks through the woods on her way to visit her grandmother and encounters a sly wolf.
What is Little Red Riding Hood?
Why did the tailor kill the flies?
They were annoying him while he was trying to work.
What does ragamuffin mean?
an insult to someone who is wearing dirty, ragged, ripped clothes.
Name three other stories that the Grimm Brothers wrote.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rumplestiltsken
Why did the tailor embroider "seven at one stroke?" on his belt?
He killed seven flies at one time.
A young girl has to promise an evil elf her firstborn child in exchange for him helping her turn straw into gold for the king.
What is Rumplestiltskin?
Why did the giant want to test the tailor?
He assumes the tailor has killed seven men from the embroidery on his belt and wants to test him to see if he will be a suitable companion.
What does embroider mean?
decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
rage, fierce
What is the meaning of Grimm?
What detail does the author give to show us the flies were killed?
Their legs were sticking up in the air.