Main Idea and Details
The main idea of the text “Spiders”
Spiders have special features and behaviors to help them survive.
This feature tells you what each section of text is about.
What is a heading?
This word means “covered up or hidden to blend in.”
Camouflaged
What is one adaptation that helps spiders catch food?
Building webs from silk.
Name one detail that supports the main idea.
Spiders spin silk to build webs and trap prey.
This type of word helps readers know it’s important.
What is Italics or italicized text?
This word means “containing poison that can harm or kill.”
Poisonous
Which body part helps spiders feel vibrations in their webs?
The hairs on their legs.
How do the facts about spider silk connect to the main idea?
They show how spiders use their silk to survive by catching prey or protecting eggs.
Why does the author include a photograph of a spider web?
To show what webs look like and help readers visualize how spiders survive.
Use the word predator correctly in one sentence.
The spider is a predator that hunts and preys on insects.
How do spiders eat their food?
They inject venom to stop it from moving, then dribble digestive juices that make its insides into soup, and then they DRINK their food.