Identify Main Topic and Paragraph Focus - 2nd Grade Reading
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Which choice is a detail (not a main topic): 'Bees' or 'Bees make honey'?
Which choice is a detail (not a main topic): 'Bees' or 'Bees make honey'?
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Bees make honey. Details give specific information about the topic.
Bees make honey. Details give specific information about the topic.
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Identify the main topic for this set of paragraph focuses: parts of a plant, what plants need, how plants grow.
Identify the main topic for this set of paragraph focuses: parts of a plant, what plants need, how plants grow.
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Plants. All three focuses describe different aspects of plants.
Plants. All three focuses describe different aspects of plants.
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Identify the paragraph focus: 'Penguins live in cold places. They have feathers and blubber to stay warm.'
Identify the paragraph focus: 'Penguins live in cold places. They have feathers and blubber to stay warm.'
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How penguins stay warm. The sentences explain how penguins keep warm in cold places.
How penguins stay warm. The sentences explain how penguins keep warm in cold places.
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Identify the paragraph focus: 'A tornado is a spinning windstorm. It can damage homes and trees.'
Identify the paragraph focus: 'A tornado is a spinning windstorm. It can damage homes and trees.'
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What a tornado is and what it can do. The sentences define tornadoes and describe their effects.
What a tornado is and what it can do. The sentences define tornadoes and describe their effects.
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What do details in a paragraph (facts, examples) usually help you find?
What do details in a paragraph (facts, examples) usually help you find?
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The paragraph focus. Details support and reveal what the paragraph is about.
The paragraph focus. Details support and reveal what the paragraph is about.
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Which choice is a main topic (not a detail): 'Dogs' or 'Dogs have four legs'?
Which choice is a main topic (not a detail): 'Dogs' or 'Dogs have four legs'?
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Dogs. Main topics are broad; details are specific facts.
Dogs. Main topics are broad; details are specific facts.
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Identify the main topic for this set of paragraph focuses: life cycle, habitat, and diet of frogs.
Identify the main topic for this set of paragraph focuses: life cycle, habitat, and diet of frogs.
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Frogs. All three focuses relate to different aspects of frogs.
Frogs. All three focuses relate to different aspects of frogs.
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Which option is the main topic, not a paragraph focus: "Polar bears" or "How polar bears stay warm"?
Which option is the main topic, not a paragraph focus: "Polar bears" or "How polar bears stay warm"?
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"Polar bears". Main topics are broad; paragraph focuses are specific aspects.
"Polar bears". Main topics are broad; paragraph focuses are specific aspects.
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Identify the paragraph focus: This paragraph describes the parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves).
Identify the paragraph focus: This paragraph describes the parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves).
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Parts of a plant. The paragraph describes multiple plant parts as one topic.
Parts of a plant. The paragraph describes multiple plant parts as one topic.
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What should you do after reading each paragraph to track the focus of the text?
What should you do after reading each paragraph to track the focus of the text?
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State the paragraph focus in your own words. Summarizing helps you remember each paragraph's specific subject.
State the paragraph focus in your own words. Summarizing helps you remember each paragraph's specific subject.
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Identify the paragraph focus: This paragraph explains why communities have rules and laws.
Identify the paragraph focus: This paragraph explains why communities have rules and laws.
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Why communities have rules and laws. This paragraph has one clear purpose: explaining rules.
Why communities have rules and laws. This paragraph has one clear purpose: explaining rules.
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Identify the best main topic phrase: Paragraphs explain habitat, food, and life cycle of frogs.
Identify the best main topic phrase: Paragraphs explain habitat, food, and life cycle of frogs.
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Frogs. All paragraphs describe different aspects of frogs.
Frogs. All paragraphs describe different aspects of frogs.
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Which option is a detail, not a main topic: "Beavers build dams with sticks" or "Beavers"?
Which option is a detail, not a main topic: "Beavers build dams with sticks" or "Beavers"?
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"Beavers build dams with sticks". Details are specific facts; main topics are general subjects.
"Beavers build dams with sticks". Details are specific facts; main topics are general subjects.
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Identify the paragraph focus: This paragraph compares two kinds of rocks: igneous and sedimentary.
Identify the paragraph focus: This paragraph compares two kinds of rocks: igneous and sedimentary.
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Comparing kinds of rocks. The paragraph's purpose is to compare two rock types.
Comparing kinds of rocks. The paragraph's purpose is to compare two rock types.
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Identify the best main topic phrase: Paragraphs tell where penguins live, what they eat, and how they move.
Identify the best main topic phrase: Paragraphs tell where penguins live, what they eat, and how they move.
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Penguins. All paragraphs describe different aspects of penguins.
Penguins. All paragraphs describe different aspects of penguins.
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