Identifying Main Idea
Look at the passage titled "Sloths"
What is the main idea of paragraph one?
The main idea is Sloths are slow moving animals and hang in trees.
Look at the text "Sloths".
Which sentence does not belong in the text?
It has extra bones in its neck that make it possible for it to turn its head almost all the way around.
Look at the Passage the "Scientific Method".
What is the central idea of the text?
The scientific method is a way of thinking that helps you when drawing conclusions.
Look at the passage: Scientific Method
How many steps are there in the scientific method?
There are five steps in the scientific method.
What is the text "Cricket" informing us about?
How the game cricket is played.
Look at the passage "Cricket"
How does a cricket player score the highest number of runs?
The ball gets hit out of the field.
Analyze the authors purpose for writing these passages.
To inform us about different topics/things.
Summarize each passage.
Sloths are slow-moving animals with long bodies that like to hang in trees. They have plants and creatures living on their backs that don't realize the sloth is moving because it is so slow.
The scientific method is a step-by-step way of thinking that helps people avoid wrong conclusions. It involves asking a question, forming a hypothesis, testing it, analyzing the results, and drawing a conclusion based on evidence.
Cricket is a team sport with 11 players on each team, played on a large field with a central pitch. Teams take turns batting and bowling, aiming to score runs. Runs are made by running between the wickets or by hitting the ball out of the field for 4 or 6 runs.