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Welcome to the Main Idea Learning Space.
Welcome to the Main Idea Learning Space.
What is the main idea in a text?
The main idea of a reading passage is a sentence that tells what the passage is mostly about.
Questions about main idea might ask you to find what a passage is mostly about or mainly about.
The questions might also ask you to choose the best title for a passage.
When answering a question about main idea, ask yourself, “What is the passage mostly about?”
When reading, use the chapter title and the first sentence of a paragraph as these also contain the main idea.
Main Idea Anchor Chart PDF.pdfActivity 1: Practising Identifying Main Idea Year 3
Learning Intention: I can read a text and identify the main idea.
Click on the link to the right to read a passage and identify the main idea of different texts.
Activity 2: Practising Identifying Main Idea Year 4
Learning Intention: I can read a more challenging text and identify the main idea.
Click on the link to the right to read a passage and identify the main idea of different texts.
Activity 3: Practising Identifying Main Idea
Learning Intention: I can read an even more challenging text and identify the main idea.
Click on the link to the right to read a passage and identify the main idea of different texts.
Activity 4: Practising Identifying Main Idea
Learning Intention: I can read a text and identify the main idea.
Click on the link to the right to read a passage and identify the main idea of text.
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