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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea?
Where the story takes place
What the character is thinking
The big idea of the text
What a dog eats
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are supporting details?
Useless
Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling
Details about the text that tell you about the setting
Details from the text that develop the main idea
- 3. Multiple Choice
Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.
It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Josh got lots of gifts.
Charles got lots of gifts.
Charles had a great birthday.
Josh had a great birthday.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why is it important to locate a main idea? How will it help you?Locating the main idea will help you comprehend a text better.It will help you learn more about a subject.It does not really help you much.None of the answers fit the question. - 5. Multiple ChoiceWeather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?Weather reporters need to know where the cold air isPictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast wayTheir reports need to be correct, but they also need to be shortThey have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area - 6. Multiple ChoiceMatilda Excerpt
By Roald Dahl
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
What is the main idea?Matilda can read fast.Matilda is eager to learn and read more.Matilda is interested in cookbooks.Matilda’s dad won’t buy her a new book. - 7. Multiple ChoiceSome people say that the White House has ghosts. The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln. He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen. This paragraph mainly tells:what Lincoln's ghost is likewhen Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walkedhwo many ghosts the White House hashow ghosts show when something will happen
- 8. 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. - 9. 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. - 10. 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.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAnswer the questions or follow the directions for the textbook passages below.
1Stereotyping consists of assigning traits to people solely on the basis of a category. 2Some researchers suggest that stereotyping has four clear phases. 3First, a person distinguishes a particular category of people—for example, economists. 4Second, the person notes that one or more of the people in this category have certain traits—for example, dullness. 5Third, the person generalizes that everyone in this category has these characteristics—for example, that all economists are dull. 6Finally, when meeting someone the person is not acquainted with but knows to be, for example, an economist, the person stereotypes this individual as dull.
In general, the major supporting details of this paragraph are
characteristics given to people solely on the basis of their class or category.people who have studied stereotypes.
examples of stereotyping.
the stages people go through when they stereotype. - 12. Multiple Choice4. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contestsRobots sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.Watching robot sumo is boring. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one supporting details from the text?
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.Mother gorillas prefer to keep their babies safe. - 14. Multiple ChoiceNiagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagra Falls is located on the American and Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high.
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?The American Falls is 167 feet highThe Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet highNiagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North AmericaIt is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie - 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot tall statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom.
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?The Statue of Liberty is an amazing statueThe Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tallThousands of people visit the Statues of Liberty each yearIt was a gift of friendship from France - 16. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of the passage?
Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
Scrabble is challenging and fun.
Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.
It takes skill to play a good game.
Scrabble can take hours to play.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is this selection mainly about?
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV!
Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.
Books are good.
All cartoons are bad.
Some cartoons are bad for Maria.
- 19. Multiple Choice
If 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.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Main Idea and Theme are both used for Informational texts.
True
False
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