Find the Evidence
Make an Inference
Main Idea Mania
Detail Detective
100

Find one piece of evidence that shows dolphins are intelligent.

They can learn tricks quickly, remember them for a long time, OR they use clicking sounds to communicate.

100

What can you infer about how dolphins feel about other dolphins?

They care about communicating/staying connected (they use sounds to talk to each other).

100

What is the main idea of this passage?

Dolphins are intelligent or smart marine animals.

100

Name two specific things dolphins can do.

Learn tricks quickly, remember tricks, use clicking sounds to communicate.

200

What evidence shows Maya was nervous?

Her hands were sweaty and her stomach felt funny.

200

What can you infer about Emma's personality?

She's friendly, kind, welcoming (she smiled and waved at the new student).

200

What is this passage mainly about?

A nervous student feeling better when someone is kind to her.

200

What are two details about how Maya felt?

Nervous, sweaty hands, funny stomach, better (any two).

300

Find two pieces of evidence that show the library is neglected.

Books scattered on dusty floor, spider webs on empty shelves, or falling apart.

300

What can you infer about the clean reading area?

Someone still cares for/uses that part of the library.

300

What is the main idea of the reading?

An old library is mostly abandoned except for one area that's still cared for.

300

Name two specific details about the clean area.

In the back corner, reading area, fresh flowers on table.

400

What evidence suggests Jake has been working hard?

Practicing shots every day after school for two months, coach noticed improvement.

400

What can you infer about how Jake feels at the end?

Proud, excited, happy, accomplished (his hard work paid off).

400

What is this passage mainly about?

Hard work and practice paying off/being rewarded.

400

Give two specific details about Jake's practice routine.

Every day after school, for two months, basketball shots.

500

Find evidence that these rock samples are different from Earth rocks.

They contain strange crystalline structures that glow faintly in the dark.

500

What can you infer about what this discovery might mean?

It could suggest life exists on Mars, or change our understanding of space/planets.

500

What is the central idea of this passage?

Scientists discovered unusual rocks from Mars that could be very important.

500

What are two specific details about the rock samples?

From Mars, contain crystalline structures, glow faintly in the dark, examined by scientist.