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2. ______1. Birds help control insects.
______2. Birds eat almost twice their
own weight.
______3. We can feel the warm
summer wind coming from the sea,
blowing on our faces.
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3. Homeless people have many problems.
During rainy days, it’s hard for them to
find a place to stay warm and keep
themselves dry. It also gets too hot during
summer. Keeping personal things safe is
also hard without a home. Worst is the
lack of privacy.

5. Tell whether the underlined
sentence is a key sentence or a
supporting detail.

6. 1. Plants grow in different places. Some plants
grow in the pond. Some grow in the ground.
While others grow in rocky soil.
2. Animals move in different ways. Birds fly with
their wings. Fish swim with their fins. Dogs and
cats walk with their feet.
3. A queen bee is the most important member
of the hive. She is the ruler of the colony. She
lays at least two thousand eggs every day.

7. Identify the main idea, key
sentence and supporting
sentences. Use any graphic
organizer to present your
answer.

8. Ants have different methods of
defense. They are capable of warlike
behavior. Some bite or spit out a
disagreeable liquid. Others run away
when under attack, ‘play
dead' or send sound signals to warn
other members of their colony of
danger.

9. Main Idea:
Ants have different methods of defense.
Key Sentence:
They are capable of warlike behavior.

10. Supporting Details:
 It is one of the smallest primates; it is no larger than an
adult man’s hand.
 It has especially long ankle bones and short body.
 Its round head can be rotated 180°. Its hind legs and
feet are elongated.
 It has big bulging eyes. It sleeps during the day and
finds food at night.
 It is the only entirely carnivorous primate.

11. The MAIN IDEA is a sentence that tells
what the paragraph is about. It is what the
writer wants us to know and remember
about the topic in the paragraph. To
identify the main idea, answer the
question, "What is the most important thing
that the paragraph tells me about the
topic?“

12. A KEY SENTENCE contains the main idea
of a paragraph and is expressed in a
complete thought. It is usually found at the
beginning of the paragraph. However,
some key sentences may appear in the
middle or even at the end of the
paragraph. The key sentence is also called
topic sentence.

13. SUPPORTING DETAILS make up the
body of the paragraph. They give
details to support the main idea
through facts, examples, explanation,
details, or description.

14. Main Idea
This tells what a passage is about.
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Look at the title and pictures.
Sometimes can be found in the
beginning or at the end of the
paragraph.
Look for clue words repeated over and
over.

15. Topic Sentence
This states the main idea of a passage.
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It may be found at the
beginning, in the middle, or at
the end of the paragraph.

16. Supporting Details
These are ideas, details and,
examples, that support the
main idea.
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17. Directions: Write KS if
the sentence is a key
sentence SD if the
sentence is a supporting
detail. Write your
answers in the space
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18. _____ 1. The students had fun on their field
trip.
_____ 2. They visited the marine museum.
_____ 3. They were able to tour a tugboat.
_____ 4. They bought souvenirs in the gift
shop.
_____ 5. After the tour, they had a picnic lunch
at the park and played with their friends.
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