Main Idea (RC.5)
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Bees are dangerous insects
B. Bees are important to food and the environment
C. Bees only live in cities
D. Bees make honey for people
B. Bees are important to food and the environment
What is the main text structure?
Cause and effect
A heading or chart
Which word is a synonym for “important”?
A. small
B. helpful
C. essential
D. weak
C. essential
What is the author’s claim?
Bees should be protected
Which detail supports the main idea?
A. Bees have wings
B. Bees help plants grow food
C. Bees are small
D. Bees live in hives
B. Bees help plants grow food
What is one cause in the passage?
Habitat loss
Where would you find information about foods bees help grow?
In a subheading or list
Which word is an antonym for “decreasing”?
A. growing
B. increasing
C. falling
D. lowering
B. increasing
What does the author want readers to do?
Protect bees
Part A: What is the main idea?
A. Bees live in gardens
B. Bees only eat nectar
C. Bees are essential to the food supply
D. Bees are easy to study
Part B: Which detail supports your answer?
A. One-third of food depends on bees
B. Bees are insects
C. Bees have six legs
D. Bees fly quickly
Part A: C. Bees are essential to the food supply
Part B: A. One-third of food depends on bees
What is one effect of bee population decline?
Less food production
What does a list help show?
Examples clearly
What does “pollination” mean in the passage?
A. Making honey
B. Moving pollen between flowers
C. Building hives
D. Flying fast
B. Moving pollen between flowers
Which detail supports the claim?
A. Bees are insects
B. Bees help grow food
C. Bees fly fast
D. Bees have wings
B. Bees help grow food
Which TWO details support the main idea?
A. Bees help pollinate plants
B. Bees are yellow
C. Many foods depend on bees
D. Bees live in groups
A. Bees help pollinate plants
C. Many foods depend on bees
Which words signal cause/effect?
A. first, next
B. because, as a result
C. same, different
D. before, after
B. because, as a result
How do text features help readers?
Make information easier to understand
What does “habitat” most nearly mean?
C. Place where animals live
Part A: What is the claim?
A. Bees make honey
B. Bees should be protected
C. Bees are small
D. Bees live outside
Part B: Which detail supports the claim?
A. Bees have wings
B. Food depends on bees
C. Bees are insects
D. Bees fly
Part A: B. Bees should be protected
Part B: B. Food depends on bees
Which is the BEST summary?
A. Bees fly and make honey
B. Bees only help flowers grow
C. Bees are insects that live outside
D. Bees help pollinate plants and are important to food production, but they need protection
D. Bees help pollinate plants and are important to food production, but they need protection
Which sentence BEST describes the structure?
A. It lists steps in order
B. It tells a story
C. It compares two animals
D. It explains causes and effects of bee decline
It explains causes and effects of bee decline
Why does the author include text features?
To support understanding of the topic
Which sentence uses “plant” in a DIFFERENT way?
A. The plant grew tall in the garden
B. Bees help each plant grow
C. The factory plant makes cars
D. The plant needs water
C. The factory plant makes cars
How does the author support the claim?
By giving facts and examples