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Reading: Informational Text3rd Grade

RI.3.2

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

For parents
Ask 'What is this passage mostly about?' and 'What details help prove that main idea?'
Free sample questions
  1. Question 1
    Bees are essential to our food supply. They pollinate flowers that grow into fruits and vegetables. Without bees, we would lose about one-third of the food we eat. What is the main idea?
    • Bees are important for our food supply
    • Fruits and vegetables are healthy
    • Flowers need sunlight
    • Bees make honey
  2. Question 2
    Coral reefs are in danger. Pollution poisons the water. Rising temperatures cause coral to turn white and die. Overfishing removes animals that keep reefs healthy. The key details all support the main idea that —
    • Coral reefs are beautiful
    • Fish live in reefs
    • The ocean is cold
    • Coral reefs face many threats
  3. Question 3
    Read the passage below.Butterflies start as tiny eggs. The eggs hatch into larvae, which are called caterpillars. Caterpillars eat many leaves and grow bigger. After growing, a caterpillar forms a pupa around itself, often called a chrysalis. Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar changes. Finally, a beautiful butterfly comes out!What is the main idea of this passage?
    • Caterpillars eat many leaves to grow.
    • Butterflies are beautiful creatures.
    • Butterflies go through different stages to grow.
    • A chrysalis is where a caterpillar changes.

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