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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIf you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?Sometimes people feel sad.You should do good things for others.We're not always happy.There are many ways to make yourself feel better. - 2. Multiple ChoiceI can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?Weekends are times to travel.The author enjoys spending time with her family.The author's grandparents live far away.The author is sad to leave her cousins. - 3. Multiple ChoiceThere are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?There are many fun things to do at the beach.It is also fun to look for shells.Some people simply like to sunbathe.Going to the beach to swim can be fun. - 4. Multiple ChoiceSoccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.Soccer players learn how to dribble.They learn how to work together as teammates.Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. - 5. Multiple ChoiceJohn and Matt want to be firemen. They want to ride on the big fire truck. John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires. Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.
What is the main idea?John wants to climb a ladder.John and Matt want to be firemenMatt wants to hold a fire hose.They want to ride on the big fire truck. - 6. Multiple ChoiceJenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea?Jenny got sick.Jenny wants to be a nurse.Her grandmother was in the hospital.Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother. - 7. Multiple ChoiceMary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.
What is the main idea?The kitten sleeps a lot.Mary plays with her kittenMary’s new pet is a kitten.Mary want a new pet. - 8. Multiple ChoiceBenjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700’s. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
Who is the main character?
What is the summary?
What is one important detail?
What point is the author trying to make?
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThere are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?There are many fun things to do at the beach.It is also fun to look for shells.Some people simply like to sunbathe.Going to the beach to swim can be fun. - 11. Multiple ChoiceThe main idea does not need supporting details.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?There are many landfills available for waste.Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.Clean jars before recycling them.Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.
- 13. Multiple ChoicePorpoises live in the earth's oceans and sometimes in bays and rivers near oceans. Porpoises are mammals. Their babies get their food from their mother's body. These animals live in the water, but they must come up for air. Porpoises are very interesting animals.
What is the main idea?Porpoises live in the oceanPorpoises are mammalsPorpoises must come up for airPorpoises are very interesting animals - 14. Multiple ChoiceJuan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he's alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren't too violent.
What is the main idea?Juan dislikes violenceJuan likes to thinkJuan enjoys MonopolyJuan enjoys playing games - 15. Multiple Choice
A summary does what?
nothing
tells an opinion
makes an educated guess
explains a text with important information or key points
- 16. Multiple ChoiceSoccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.Soccer players learn how to dribble.They learn how to work together as teammates.Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?TitleHeadingsPicturesAll of these
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Summary?A brief statement or account of the main points of something.Details that support the main ideaThe first sentence of the passageThe most important part of a story
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.What shark teeth look likeSharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.Sharks are carnivorous predators.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceFloods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.Floods can cause a lot of damage.Floods cause mudslides.Floods damage houses and roads.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?When to eat lunchThe conflict of the storyWhat the story is aboutThe universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe main idea is supported by what?concluding sentencesdetailsa chairreliable resources
- 23. Multiple ChoiceDo you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
What does the author want you to learn from the passage?Why we can taste only certain things.That we taste through our nosesWhere taste buds are foundWe have taste buds on our tongues - 24. Multiple ChoiceI have a dog whose name is Paco. He is almost 10 years old. Paco is very lovable with a brown face and short black fur. He is one of my best friends. He plays with me, sleeps with me, and goes on walks with me. I am so glad to have him around. I love him.
The main idea of the passage is:The dog's name is Paco.Everyone should have a dog.The writer's dog is an important part of his life.The dog is cute and sweet. - 25. Multiple ChoiceTrue of False:
You can look for repeated words to help you figure out the main idea/most important idea.TrueFalse - 26. Multiple ChoiceHow can you find the most important idea in the passage?find repeated wordslook at the titleLook at the first and/or last sentenceall of the above
- 27. Multiple Choice
When is Ms. Gaston's Wedding?
Today
October 27th
She's getting married?
October 31st
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