The definition of main idea.
What the story is mostly about.
The author's purpose in writing the book, "George Washington Carver: The Peanut Wizard" is to:
a. to give facts about peanuts
b. to tell how to grow peanuts
c. to convince the reader to eat peanuts
d. learn about the life of George Washington Carver?
d. learn about the life of George Washington Carver
Every day for two weeks, Gabby asked if it was her birthday yet. She was looking forward to her party. On the day before the party, she kept asking if it was time every few hours. How was Gabby feeling?
Impatient, or anxious. She couldn't wait for the party to start.
A Pittsburgh Steelers fan writes a newspaper article titled, "The Best Football Team in The Nation." The purpose of this article is to:
a. tell a story about his son who went to a Steelers game
b. teach how to play football
c. persuade or convince the reader that The Steelers are the best
c. persuade or convince the reader that The Steelers are the best
Bobby's dog Pilot somehow got loose. Bobby hasn't seen him for several days. Bobby doesn't feel like eating, and he can't sleep. He just wants Pilot to come home. How does Bobby feel about losing his dog?
Sad, upset, angry
What is the author's main purpose in writing "Drawing Animals?"
a. to describe the way animals look
b. to instruct how to draw animals
c. to give facts about animals
d. to tell a story about animals
instruct how to draw animals
Hank fell off his brand new bicycle. He cut his leg, so he went home to clean the cut. He could not stop the bleeding. His mom decided to take him to the doctor. What will most likely happen next?
The doctor will give him stitches, or they will bandage him up.
Anything that involves going to the doctor and being helped.
Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked. However, gorillas usually don't have to fight other animals because of their impressive size. The author believes that
a. Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
b. Gorillas are mean animals.
c. Gorillas don't like other animals.
d. Gorillas communicate well with other animals.
a. Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
Jenny was nervous about her math test. It really wasn't her best subject. She studied hard every night for a whole week. After the teacher handed out the tests, Jenny looked her copy over and smiled. What probably caused James to smile?
She had practiced exactly what would be on the test! She knew what to do.