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Engaging Every Student
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Main Idea
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Today we will

• Identify the main idea and details of nonfiction
  text.

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The main idea

• tells you the most important thing about a
  topic.

The details
give you other pieces of information to help
you learn more about the topic.
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There are pyramids in Egypt. The pyramids took
many years to build. They were made with stones.
Some pyramids are still standing today.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?

1. They were made with stones.
2. There are pyramids in Egypt.

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A person who works in or watches over a forest or
park is called

1. habitat
2. ranger
3. protector
4. explorer

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Which array shows 2 x 3?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

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How much money is this?

1. 50
2. 51
3. 3
4. 11

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Demond looked at the clock. It would be lunch
time in 25 minutes. Lunch is at 12 noon. What
time was it when he looked at the clock?

1. 1035
2. 1045
3. 1130
4. 1135

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What are the three parts of a landscape?

1. daytime, nighttime, noon
2. foreground, middleground, background
3. backward, forward, diagonal

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A large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun
is called

1. orbit
2. planet
3. space
4. solar system

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This map is a _______ .

1. Physical map that shows natural landforms and
   water.
2. Political map that shows boundaries and bodies of
   water and rivers.

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An example of a periodical would be a __________.

1. cartoon
2. magazine
3. illustration
4. photograph

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The fitness test for muscular strength is

1. pacer test
2. curl ups
3. push ups

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What instrument do you hear?

1. trumpet
2. harp
3. drum

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Citations

• Discovering Language Arts Nonfiction (Grades
  K-2). Discovery Channel School.
  2005.unitedstreaming. 28 November
  2006http//www.unitedstreaming.com/
• http//www.capitolharpists.com/