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5th Grade Main Idea and Supporting Details Review

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Build reading comprehension by identifying main ideas, supporting details, irrelevant details, and summaries in this 5th grade ELA game. This is a Grade 5 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 Main Idea, Supporting Details, Does It Belong?, Summarize It.

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  • Main Idea Basics

    What does the main idea tell you about a passage?

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    what the passage is mostly about

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  • Find the Main Idea

    Bees carry pollen between flowers and help many plants produce fruit and seeds. What is the main idea?

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    bees help plants reproduce

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  • Supporting Details

    Main idea: Owls are effective nighttime hunters. Which detail supports it: sharp night vision or colorful flowers?

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    sharp night vision

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  • Does It Belong?

    A paragraph explains how hurricanes form. Is 'My favorite color is green' relevant or irrelevant?

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    irrelevant

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  • Summarize It

    A good summary should include every tiny detail or only the most important ideas?

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    only the most important ideas

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Main Idea Basics

$100 — What does the main idea tell you about a passage?
what the passage is mostly about
$200 — What do supporting details do?
explain or support the main idea
$300 — Where can a main idea appear in a paragraph?
anywhere in the paragraph
$400 — What is a topic?
the general subject of a text
$500 — How is a main idea different from a topic?
the main idea tells what the author says about the topic

Find the Main Idea

$100 — Bees carry pollen between flowers and help many plants produce fruit and seeds. What is the main idea?
bees help plants reproduce
$200 — Regular exercise strengthens muscles, supports the heart, and can improve mood. What is the main idea?
exercise benefits the body and mind
$300 — Desert animals may sleep during the day, conserve water, or have body features that release heat. What is the main idea?
desert animals have adaptations for survival
$400 — Libraries lend books, provide computers, host programs, and offer places to study. What is the main idea?
libraries provide many community resources
$500 — Recycling paper, glass, and metal reduces waste and can conserve resources. What is the main idea?
recycling helps reduce waste and conserve resources

Supporting Details

$100 — Main idea: Owls are effective nighttime hunters. Which detail supports it: sharp night vision or colorful flowers?
sharp night vision
$200 — Main idea: Plants need certain resources to grow. Name one supporting resource.
sunlight
$300 — Main idea: Volcanoes can change Earth's surface. Which detail supports it: lava can create new land or whales breathe air?
lava can create new land
$400 — Main idea: Reading regularly can improve literacy skills. Name one skill it can strengthen.
vocabulary
$500 — Main idea: Penguins are suited to cold environments. Which detail supports it: thick insulating feathers or long desert roots?
thick insulating feathers

Does It Belong?

$100 — A paragraph explains how hurricanes form. Is 'My favorite color is green' relevant or irrelevant?
irrelevant
$200 — A paragraph describes a school garden. Is 'Students planted tomatoes in raised beds' relevant or irrelevant?
relevant
$300 — A passage explains the water cycle. Is 'Water vapor cools and condenses' relevant or irrelevant?
relevant
$400 — A paragraph is about saving electricity. Is 'Turn off lights when leaving a room' relevant or irrelevant?
relevant
$500 — A passage describes how wolves hunt. Is 'Saturn has rings' relevant or irrelevant?
irrelevant

Summarize It

$100 — A good summary should include every tiny detail or only the most important ideas?
only the most important ideas
$200 — Should a summary usually be shorter or longer than the original text?
shorter
$300 — Should a summary include your personal opinion?
no
$400 — What should you identify before writing a summary?
the main idea and key details
$500 — If three sentences repeat the same point, should a summary repeat it three times?
no

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