Practice identifying main ideas, supporting details, topics, and simple summaries in this 3rd grade reading comprehension game. This is a Grade 3 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Main Idea Basics, Find the Idea, Supporting Details, Relevant or Not, Summaries.
- Grade 3 English / ELA review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
What is the main idea?
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what a text is mostly about
+4 more clues in this category
Dogs need food, water, exercise, and care from their owners. What is the main idea?
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dogs need proper care
+4 more clues in this category
Main idea: Bees are useful. Which supports it: bees pollinate flowers or cars have wheels?
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bees pollinate flowers
+4 more clues in this category
A paragraph is about soccer. Is 'Players kick a ball toward a goal' relevant?
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yes
+4 more clues in this category
Should a summary include the most important ideas or every detail?
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the most important ideas
+4 more clues in this category
Board content
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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