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3rd Grade
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Laura Clement
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By Laura Clement
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Whitney Carpenter
Bellarmine University
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The main idea is what a text is mostly about.
It is the most important point from the text.
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You can look at the title and pictures included in the story.
Sometimes the main idea is in the first or last sentence of a story.
You can look for words that are repeated multiple times in the story.
The things that help you find what a main idea of a text is are called Key Details.
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Key details are the parts of a text that support the main idea.
Key details help you find out what the main idea is.
Key details can be the characters in a story, the setting of the story, or the events that happen.
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Ask yourself FOUR questions to figure out key details:
Who is in the story?
Where is the story happening?
What is happening in the story?
When is the story happening?
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Multiple Choice
What is a main idea of a text?
The people who are in a text
The author's main point of a text
The events that happen in a text
The setting of a text
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Fill in the Blanks
What is a key detail?
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Select one supporting detail:
There are three types of bees in a hive, and each bee has a job. One queen bee fills the hive with eggs. Drones mate with the queen. Worker bees tend to the hive and collect food.
Bees are fun to play with.
Worker bees tend to the hive and collect food.
Bees are yellow.
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Multiple Choice
Find the supporting detail: Which sentence from the text supports the main idea?
"Air conditioners keep buildings cool."
"The air rises through tunnels and flows out the top."
"In Africa, termites gave builders an example of a self-cooling structure."
"The design saves money and energy."
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The author reveals his viewpoint through his choice of words. Be a detective! You can look for clues in the author's writing.
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Multiple Choice
The 16th president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1804. Lincoln was one of the best presidents of our country. Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a great president.
What is the author's viewpoint of Abraham Lincoln?
The author thinks Abraham Lincoln is one of the worst presidents.
The author feels that Abraham Lincoln was a great president.
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Multiple Select
Pick the text evidence that supports why the author thinks Abraham Lincoln is a great president. (Pick 2 choices.)
The 16th president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1804. Lincoln was one of the best presidents of our country. Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation. He was a great president.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1804.
The 16th president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln was one of the best presidents of our country.
Lincoln was an important president because he ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Multiple Choice
Christmas is a magical time of year. Everyone puts lights and decorations on their houses and there is a chill in the air. On Christmas morning presents are opened and a big breakfast is eaten. However, the best part of Christmas is spending time with family. That is why Christmas is the best holiday.
What is the author's viewpoint on Christmas?
The author thinks Christmas is a wonderful holiday.
The author thinks Easter is better than Christmas.
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Multiple Select
Pick the text evidence that supports why the author thinks Christmas is the best. (Pick 2 choices.)
Christmas is a magical time of year. Everyone puts lights and decorations on their houses and there is a chill in the air. On Christmas morning presents are opened and a big breakfast is eaten. However, the best part of Christmas is spending time with family. That is why Christmas is the best holiday.
Christmas is a magical time of year.
Everyone puts lights and decorations on their houses.
People open presents on Christmas morning and some eat a big breakfast.
Christmas is the best because you can spend time with your family.
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