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This board helps players review Main Idea and Supporting Details through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Main Idea Basics, Find the Idea, Supporting Details, Relevant or Not, Summaries. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Main Idea Basics

    What is the main idea?

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    what a text is mostly about

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  • Find the Idea

    Dogs need food, water, exercise, and care from their owners. What is the main idea?

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    dogs need proper care

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  • Supporting Details

    Main idea: Bees are useful. Which supports it: bees pollinate flowers or cars have wheels?

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    bees pollinate flowers

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  • Relevant or Not

    A paragraph is about soccer. Is 'Players kick a ball toward a goal' relevant?

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    yes

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  • Summaries

    Should a summary include the most important ideas or every detail?

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    the most important ideas

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Main Idea Basics

$100 — What is the main idea?
what a text is mostly about
$200 — What do supporting details do?
give information that supports the main idea
$300 — What is the topic of a passage?
the general subject
$400 — Can a main idea be stated directly in a paragraph?
yes
$500 — Should a supporting detail connect to the main idea?
yes

Find the Idea

$100 — Dogs need food, water, exercise, and care from their owners. What is the main idea?
dogs need proper care
$200 — Trees provide shade, homes for animals, and oxygen. What is the main idea?
trees provide important benefits
$300 — Students can borrow books, research topics, and use computers at a library. What is the main idea?
libraries offer useful resources
$400 — Some frogs climb trees, some live in ponds, and others live on the forest floor. What is the main idea?
frogs live in different habitats
$500 — Washing hands removes germs and can help prevent illness. What is the main idea?
handwashing helps keep people healthy

Supporting Details

$100 — Main idea: Bees are useful. Which supports it: bees pollinate flowers or cars have wheels?
bees pollinate flowers
$200 — Main idea: Exercise helps your body. Which supports it: running strengthens muscles or pencils are yellow?
running strengthens muscles
$300 — Main idea: Penguins survive cold weather. Which supports it: they have insulating feathers or they live in trees?
they have insulating feathers
$400 — Main idea: Plants need resources to grow. Name one supporting resource.
water
$500 — Main idea: Oceans contain many animals. Which supports it: whales and fish live there or mountains are tall?
whales and fish live there

Relevant or Not

$100 — A paragraph is about soccer. Is 'Players kick a ball toward a goal' relevant?
yes
$200 — A paragraph is about volcanoes. Is 'My backpack is blue' relevant?
no
$300 — A paragraph is about butterflies. Is 'They begin life as eggs' relevant?
yes
$400 — A paragraph is about healthy foods. Is 'Vegetables provide nutrients' relevant?
yes
$500 — A paragraph is about the Moon. Is 'Dogs can learn tricks' relevant?
no

Summaries

$100 — Should a summary include the most important ideas or every detail?
the most important ideas
$200 — Is a summary usually shorter than the original text?
yes
$300 — Should a summary add facts that were not in the text?
no
$400 — What should you identify before writing a summary?
the main idea and key details
$500 — Why do readers summarize?
to briefly explain the important information

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