Vocabulary-Sentences
Vocabulary- Definitions
Main Idea and Details
Main Idea and Details
100
A plastic flower is not real, so it is ____________. 
What is artificial? 
100
A use or purpose 
What is function? 
100
What is a main idea? 
What is the big idea that the text is about?
100

It was backward day at school. The students had to do things backwards. Some of them wore their t-shirt backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson! Dessert was served first instead of last at lunch. They tried to walk home backward, but they kept bumping into each other and fell down. What is the main idea of this passage?

It was backward Day at school.
200
Each person on the stage last night had a specific _____________ to perform. 
What is function? 
200
special ways of doing something
What is techniques? 
200

Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.It is on the Niagra River about halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.Niagara Falls is on the American and Canadian border.The American Falls is 167 feet high.On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high.What is the main idea of the paragraph?

Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.
200

hat is the main idea of this passage? Sonny watches too much television. A toddler shouldn't spend hours sitting in front of a televison screen. Worse yet, some of his wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons he watches. His parents should spend more time reading or playing games with him and pull the plug on the TV! A baby needs more attention than just keeping them occupied and quiet.

A toddler shouldn't spend hours sitting in front of a television screen.
300
The box was an _______________ the puppy was unable to climb. 
What is obstacle? 
300
to imitate something 
What is mimic? 
300

The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles.What is the main idea of the paragraph?

The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.
300

True or False: Titles and headings are not clues to main idea.

False
400
The ballet dancer used many different ______________ to perfect her routine. 
What is techniques? 
400
to work together to achieve a specific goal 
collaborate
400
What is a supporting detail? 
a detail that helps to prove the main Idea
400

True or False: sometimes a main idea isn't directly stated in the text

True
500
Babies often __________ their parent's facial expressions. 
What is mimic? 
500
to give or devote time to something
What is dedicated? 
500

Kangaroos protect themselves in many ways. If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.A new born joey is only the size of your thumb.What is the supporting detail?

If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.
500

The best selling albums have sold millions of copies. The best seller of all was Michael Jackson's Thriller. The second best seller was Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Albums by the Beatles, the Eagles, and Mariah Carey are also in the top ten. So are some movie soundtracks, including Grease. Each of these albums has sold over 20 million copies.

The best selling albums have sold millions of copies.
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