Main Idea
Grammar
Supporting Inferences
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Random
100
What are facts, examples, and other information that SUPPORT the main idea?
Key details
or
Supporting details
100
Which sentence uses a commas to set off "yes" or "no"?
A) My favorite colors are blue, pink, and orange.
B) No, I don't like the color green.
C) I'm not going to get a candy bar, am I?
B
100
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FREE POINTS
100
When citing evidence, what type of punctuation HAS to go around the author's words to show the reader that those are not your words?
quotations
quotation marks
100
What are some of Spiderman's powers?
Climb walls
Shoot webs from wrists
Spidey senses
Swings from webs
Super strength
200
What is the definition of "main idea"?
Main idea is the most important idea about a topic.
"big idea"
200
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A) Your bald spot is looking good today Bob!
B) Brooke; can you come here?
C) You may not speak to the manager, Karen.
D) Zayne please put your phone away.
C
200
When is the infographic project due?
November 18th
200
Which 2 titles are formatted correctly?
A) "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (children's book)
B) Animals in the Wild (article)
C) "October Saturday" (poem)
D) Tuck Everlasting (novel)
C + D
200
Who won the American Revolution?
the Americans
300
How could you find the main idea of a text? What could you look for? (Give 2 things you could do/look for)
First/Last sentences
Repeated words/phrases
Pictures, graphs, other text features
Titles and headings
300
Fill in the blank with the comma in the correct place.
Your cat won't __________ will it?
A) , scratch me
B) scratch me,
C) scratch, me
D) scratch me
B
300
What is an inference?
Using what you already know (prior knowledge) and combining it with the evidence you have to come up with a conclusion.
300
Complete the sentence correctly using commas in a series.
I can't decide if I want to go to ___________________ or the dance.
A) the, basketball game Skateland,
B) the basketball, game, Skateland
C) the basketball game; Skateland;
D) the basketball game, Skateland,
D
300
Who is this character? 
Tony Stark/Iron Man
400
What is the difference between "main idea" and "topic"?
Topic is what you are reading about, and main idea is the most important idea about that topic.
(ex.
Topic- Muhammad Ali
Main Idea- Muhammad Ali challenges the Supreme Court to fight for his religious rights)
400
Select the choice which is punctuated correctly.
A) No, I do not have stinky feet.
B) No I did not see the pot hole.
C) Yes I stepped in mud.
D) Sure I would like a clean pair of socks.
A
400
Why is it important to support your inferences?
Host decides.
400
Place the comma(s) in the correct place(s).
My favorite ice cream toppings are sprinkles peanuts and hot fudge.
My favorite ice cream toppings are sprinkles, peanuts, and hot fudge.
400
Who was the 2nd president of the United States?
John Adams
500
What is the difference between infographics and regular articles?
Infographics are/have:
More pictures
More interesting/intriguing
Easier to read
Less words
500
Explain how titles of SHORT work should be punctuated. (poems, articles, songs)
Use quotation marks around the title.
(ex. "Blue Ridge Mountains")
500
Ms. Strawderman left her sandwich on the table while she went to use the bathroom. She came back and her sandwich was gone! Her cat, Binx, was laying under the table with a full belly and bread crumbs in his whiskers. Make an inference on what happened to Ms. Strawderman's sandwich. Discuss the evidence and what you already know.
Binx had a full belly and bread crumbs right under where the sandwich was. Bread crumbs came from the bread of the sandwich, and Binx had a full belly because he ate the sandwich.
500
Say a sentence that would use commas to list items in a series.
Host decides
500
Rick Astley is never going to do what?
A) give you up
B) let you down
C) run around and desert you
D) all of the above
D