Grade 5 · ELA / English
Grade 5 ELA / English — Main idea questions and answers
Find the point of a passage. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Question and answer list
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
1. To find the main idea, ask
Answer: What is this mostly about?
2. A good title often hints at the
Answer: main idea
3. Details that do not fit should be
Answer: left out of a summary
4. A summary is
Answer: short and covers key points
5. The topic is the subject; the main idea is
Answer: the point about that subject
6. Headings in a science article help you
Answer: locate main ideas fast
7. If most sentences are about recycling, the main idea is likely about
Answer: recycling
8. A supporting detail might be
Answer: a fact, example, or reason
Keep reading
Pick the next article in this topic — that is how a magazine issue is meant to be used.
