main idea k. marshall arcadia middle school july 2008
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Main Idea
K. MarshallArcadia Middle School
July 2008
Directions
For each of the following slides, you will choose the answer that states the Main Idea of the passage.
Dogs are good pets. There are many kinds of dogs. Some dogs are big. Some are small. Many dogs like to play and do tricks.
Peo
ple n
eed d
ogs.
Dogs
like
people
.
Dogs
mak
e good
pet
s.
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A. People need dogs.B. Dogs like people.C. Dogs make good pets.
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There are ten hens in the barn. They are good hens. They lay eggs every day. They each have a nest. Sometimes they make a lot of noise.
Hen
s an
d ro
oster
s l..
All
farm
ers
have
hens
Ten
hen
s la
y eg
gs.
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A. Hens and roosters lay eggs.B. All farmers have hensC. Ten hens lay eggs.
Jerry has a dog. The dog is called Sandy. Jerry feeds Sandy every morning. He takes Sandy for walks. Jerry and Sandy like each other a lot.
To te
ll how
Jer
ry c
are.
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To s
how why
Sandy
i...
To te
ll why
dogs ar
e ...
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A. To tell how Jerry cares for Sandy.B. To show why Sandy is a good dog.C. To tell why dogs are good.
It is hard to find a good friend. Brian is lucky because he has many friends. His best friend is Larry. They go to the same school and live in the same neighborhood.
It is
eas
y to
mak
e fri
ends
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n has
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y fri
en..
Bria
n doe
s not h
ave
f...
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A. It is easy to make friendsB. Brian has many friends and
one best friendC. Brian does not have friends.
Mike loves tigers. There are two tigers in the zoo. Mike visits them every week. He even took their picture once. Mike really loves tigers.
Mik
e has
two ti
gers
Mik
e w
orks
at th
e zo
o
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e lik
es ti
gers
very
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A. Mike has two tigersB. Mike works at the zooC. Mike likes tigers very much.
Wayne went for a sail with his friend, John. John has a little sailboat called Sunfish. This boar was big enough for 2 people. It had a small blue and white sail. It was a lot of fun to sail.
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ne le
arns
how to
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ne goes
sai
ling.
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aches
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A. Wayne learns how to be a sailor.B. Wayne goes sailing.C. John teaches Wayne how to swim.
Eva and Kathy went to the circus. They saw many circus animals. They saw funny clowns. They saw people do all sorts of tricks. Eva and Kathy liked everything they saw at the circus.
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girls
liked
the
circ
us
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girls
wen
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the
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The
girls
visi
t the
zoo.
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A. The girls liked the circusB. The girls went to the circus many times.C. The girls visit the zoo.
Sandy has a wish. She wants to visit her grandmother. Her grandmother lives far away. Sandy could take a plane to see her grandmother. Maybe her grandmother will come to see her soon.
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dy’s
grandm
other
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dy lik
es to
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dy would
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A. Sandy’s grandmother is old.B. Sandy likes to ride on planes.C. Sandy would like to see her
grandmother.
Ron likes to go for walks in the woods. He sees many animals in the woods. Ron learns a lot from watching the animals. He knows what each animal likes to do. Sometimes Ron takes pictures of the animals.
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ves
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als
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nows
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A. Ron lives next to the woods.B. The animals belong to Ron.C. Ron knows much about the
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