Identify Main Topic and Key Details - 1st Grade Reading
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Which detail best supports the topic "The Sun": "The Sun gives light" or "Fish swim"?
Which detail best supports the topic "The Sun": "The Sun gives light" or "Fish swim"?
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"The Sun gives light". It tells about the Sun; fish aren't related.
"The Sun gives light". It tells about the Sun; fish aren't related.
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Find and correct the mistake: Main topic = "Elephants have trunks" for a text about elephants.
Find and correct the mistake: Main topic = "Elephants have trunks" for a text about elephants.
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Correct main topic: Elephants. The topic should be "Elephants," not a detail.
Correct main topic: Elephants. The topic should be "Elephants," not a detail.
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Which retell includes only key details about "Apples": "Apples grow on trees" and "Apples can be red"?
Which retell includes only key details about "Apples": "Apples grow on trees" and "Apples can be red"?
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Both details are key details about apples. Both sentences tell facts about apples.
Both details are key details about apples. Both sentences tell facts about apples.
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Identify the key detail about "Bears": "Bears hibernate in winter" or "Winter is cold"?
Identify the key detail about "Bears": "Bears hibernate in winter" or "Winter is cold"?
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"Bears hibernate in winter". It's about bears; "Winter is cold" isn't.
"Bears hibernate in winter". It's about bears; "Winter is cold" isn't.
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Choose the best main topic for these details: "grows in gardens," "has petals," "needs water."
Choose the best main topic for these details: "grows in gardens," "has petals," "needs water."
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Flowers. All details describe characteristics of flowers.
Flowers. All details describe characteristics of flowers.
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What is the main topic of an informational text?
What is the main topic of an informational text?
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The subject the whole text is mostly about. It's the big idea that everything else connects to.
The subject the whole text is mostly about. It's the big idea that everything else connects to.
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What does it mean to retell key details from an informational text?
What does it mean to retell key details from an informational text?
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Say the important facts again in your own words. Use your own words to show understanding.
Say the important facts again in your own words. Use your own words to show understanding.
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Which words best start a retell of key details: "First" or "Maybe"?
Which words best start a retell of key details: "First" or "Maybe"?
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"First". "First" shows order; "Maybe" shows uncertainty.
"First". "First" shows order; "Maybe" shows uncertainty.
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Choose the best main topic for these details: "has wheels," "can carry people," "can go fast."
Choose the best main topic for these details: "has wheels," "can carry people," "can go fast."
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Cars. All details describe features of cars.
Cars. All details describe features of cars.
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Which sentence is the main topic sentence: "Penguins live in cold places." or "Penguins have feathers."
Which sentence is the main topic sentence: "Penguins live in cold places." or "Penguins have feathers."
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"Penguins live in cold places.". It's broader; feathers is a specific detail.
"Penguins live in cold places.". It's broader; feathers is a specific detail.
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Identify the main topic: "Bees collect nectar. Bees make honey. Bees help flowers."
Identify the main topic: "Bees collect nectar. Bees make honey. Bees help flowers."
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Bees. All three sentences tell about bees.
Bees. All three sentences tell about bees.
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Which choice is a key detail about the topic "Cats": "Cats purr" or "Animals"?
Which choice is a key detail about the topic "Cats": "Cats purr" or "Animals"?
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"Cats purr". "Cats purr" is specific; "Animals" is too broad.
"Cats purr". "Cats purr" is specific; "Animals" is too broad.
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Which choice is the main topic: "Frogs" or "Frogs jump and swim"?
Which choice is the main topic: "Frogs" or "Frogs jump and swim"?
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Frogs. "Frogs" is the topic; the other is a detail about frogs.
Frogs. "Frogs" is the topic; the other is a detail about frogs.
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What should you do first to identify the main topic: read the whole text or pick a detail from the middle?
What should you do first to identify the main topic: read the whole text or pick a detail from the middle?
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Read the whole text. You need the whole text to understand what it's mostly about.
Read the whole text. You need the whole text to understand what it's mostly about.
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Which is broader: the main topic or a key detail?
Which is broader: the main topic or a key detail?
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The main topic is broader. The topic covers everything; details are specific parts.
The main topic is broader. The topic covers everything; details are specific parts.
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