Main Idea- Fiction
I have a dog named Boots. I taught him lots of tricks. When I tell him to, Boots will sit or lie down. He can also wave his paw to greet people. When I say, “Dance, Boots”, he will stand up on two legs and walk. I don't know of many dogs that can do such amazing tricks.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Boots is my dog.
B. Boots likes people.
C. Boots knows lots of tricks.
D. Most dogs can't dance.
C. Boots knows lots of tricks.
Main Idea: Boots knows lots of tricks.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. I have a dog named Boots.
B. Boots can wave his paw to greet people.
C. People like Boots.
D. Boots is smart.
B. Boots can wave his paw to greet people.
Fish travel far distances when they migrate. Some salmon travel from the ocean all the way back to the stream where they were born. Some sharks move from New York to Florida. It is amazing they don’t lose their way!
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Fish travel far distances when they migrate.
B. Some sharks migrate all the way from New York to Florida.
C. Sharks are fish too.
A. Fish travel far distances when they migrate.
Main Idea: Fish travel far distances when they migrate.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. It is amazing they don’t lose their way!
B. Some fish live in small ponds and lakes.
C. Fish travel far distances when they migrate.
D. Some salmon travel from the ocean all the way back to the stream where they were born.
D. Some salmon travel from the ocean all the way back to the stream where they were born.
What is main idea?
A. Information from the text that supports the topic.
B. What the text is mostly about.
C. The first sentence in a text.
B. What the text is mostly about.
Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the living room. Now, he has to take his shoes off when he enters the house. He's also not allowed to eat or drink in the living room any more. Peter's furry dog isn't allowed to play ball in there either. When his parents got the new carpet, there were lots of new rules.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Peter cannot go in the living room.
B. Peter's parents don't like the carpet.
C. Peter likes to make a mess.
D. Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
D. Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
Main Idea: Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. He has to take his shoes off when he comes in the house.
B. Peter's parents got new carpeting.
C. Peter likes to make a mess.
D. Peter's parents made new rules so the new carpet stays clean.
A. He has to take his shoes off when he comes in the house.
Whooping cranes were dying off. The government tried to help by making a safe place for the cranes. The government set up the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Here the cranes could spend the winter in a protected place to make a home and find food.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Whooping cranes were extinct.
B. How the government helped whooping cranes survive.
C. The different ways that the government helps nature.
B. How the government helped whooping cranes survive.
Main Idea: How the government helped whooping cranes survive.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. Whooping cranes were extinct.
B. How the government helped whooping cranes survive.
C. The government set up the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge for whooping cranes.
D. Whooping cranes were dying off.
C. The government set up the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge for whooping cranes.
What are supporting details?
A. What the text is mostly about.
B. Information from the text that supports the main idea.
C. What you think of when you read the text.
B. Information from the text that supports the main idea.
Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Todd hung up a big sign that said, “Happy Birthday, Joey!” Mom made spaghetti for dinner. It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Todd had a great birthday.
B. Joey had a great birthday.
C. Todd got lots of gifts.
D. Joey got lots of gifts.
B. Joey had a great birthday.
Main Idea: Joey had a great birthday.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. Todd is Joey's brother.
B. Joey had a great birthday.
C. He wondered what his gift was.
D. His mom made his favorite food for dinner.
D. His mom made his favorite food for dinner.
When Salmon migrate, they travel upstream. They leap out of the water as they swim over thunderous waterfalls. The roaring current is so strong that the fish can be pushed downstream back to the ocean.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. the power of streams, rivers, and waterfalls.
B. the struggle of fish who migrate up rivers.
C. how all fish begin in the ocean.
B. the struggle of fish who migrate up rivers.
Main Idea: The struggle of fish who migrate up rivers.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. the power of streams, rivers, and waterfalls.
B. the river has a strong current.
C. Salmon leap out of the water in order to swim over thunderous waterfalls.
D. When Salmon migrate, they travel upstream.
C. Salmon leap out of the water in order to swim over thunderous waterfalls.
What is the main idea?
apples, bananas, pears
Fruits
Brad is sixteen years old and yesterday he had his first driving lesson. “Back out of the driveway carefully,” his dad said. “Be sure you look in the mirror to make sure nobody is behind you.” Brad backed the car up and turned the wheel quickly. He and his father felt the car go bump. Oh no! Brad hit the mailbox.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Brad's father was angry.
B. Brad has good driving skills.
C. Brad's first driving lesson did not go well.
D. Brad always drives poorly.
C. Brad's first driving lesson did not go well.
Main Idea: Brad's first driving lesson did not go well.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. Brad is sixteen.
B. Brad hit the mailbox when the was backing up the car.
C. Brad's first driving lesson did not go well.
D. Brad just started learning to drive.
B. Brad hit the mailbox when the was backing up the car.
Benjamin Franklin loved to write. When he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a newspaper. He also printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac. It had funny stories, information about the weather, and wise sayings.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.
B. Benjamin Franklin printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac.
C. Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about the weather.
A. Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.
Main Idea: Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. He printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac.
B. Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.
C. Benjamin Franklin had a great sense of humor.
D. He set up his own printing shop when he was twenty-two.
A. He printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac.
What is the main idea?
Alabama, Ohio, North Dakota
States in the U.S.A
It was Mother's Day so Amy and Rob woke up early and snuck into the kitchen. Amy cracked some eggs into a bowl and stirred them up. Rob put some bread in the toaster. “Do you think Mom will be surprised?” Rob asked. “I'm sure of it,” answered Amy. Amy poured the eggs into a pan and began to cook them. Rob and Amy quietly cooked so they did not wake their mother.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. Amy and Rob made too much noise.
B. Amy made scrambled eggs.
C. Rob made toast.
D. Amy and Rob made breakfast for their mom.
D. Amy and Rob made breakfast for their mom.
Main Idea: Amy and Rob made breakfast for their mom.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. Amy and Rob get along well.
B. Amy and Rob are siblings.
C. They cracked eggs and then poured them in a pan to cook.
D. Amy and Rob made breakfast for their mom.
C. They cracked eggs and then poured them in a pan to cook.
The whooping cranes had nesting regions in the wet prairie marshes of the United States and Canada. There they would find food such as shellfish, frogs, and water plants. In spring, they would migrate to their Canadian nesting grounds.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. the two habitats for whooping cranes.
B. the food that whooping cranes eat in Canada.
C. how whooping cranes fly.
A. the two habitats for whooping cranes.
Main Idea: the two habitats for whooping cranes.
Which of the following could be a supporting detail?
A. They would find food such as shellfish, frogs, and water plants.
B. the two habitats for whooping cranes.
C. The whooping cranes stay in one place all year and do not migrate.
D. The whooping cranes had nesting regions in the wet prairie marshes of the United States and Canada.
D. The whooping cranes had nesting regions in the wet prairie marshes of the United States and Canada.
What is the main idea?
plane, car, bus
Types of transportation