For the final Language Arts Challenge of 2010, the questions are all about main idea. Read the paragraphs and then answer the question about their main idea after each one. This is due by the end of the day on Friday.
Garlic is one of the ingredients that makes pasta sauce taste so good. Now doctors think garlic has healing powers, too. Early tests show that it can kill harmful germs. Garlic also has been found to have a good effect on the blood. Doctors think it can help protect people against heart disease.
1) This story mainly tells
(a) how garlic can help keep people healthy
(b) what goes into pasta sauce
(c) how garlic kills harmful bacteria
(d) how garlic affects the blood
Some college teachers in Michigan have made a small computer that looks like an orange. It will be picked and handled like real fruit. Since much fruit is damaged on its way to market, this machine will measure shaking and temperature changes. The computerized orange will help people find ways to avoid damaging fruits during shipping.
2) This story mainly tells
(a) where the computerized orange came from
(b) how the computer company helped make the machine
(c) what the computerized orange looks like
(d) about the purpose of the computerized orange
Many people in India don't eat beef, but they still find many uses for cattle. Cows provide milk for drinking and for other dairy products. Young cattle are used for plowing fields and carrying big loads.
3) This story mainly tells
(a) how cows are used in India
(b) where some people do not eat beef
(c) which cows plow fields
(d) what milk is used for
Virginia Hamilton started writing at a young age. People in her family were great storytellers. She loved to listen to their tales about her African American heritage. When she grew up, Hamilton brought the tales to life in stories. Now she is a famous writer of books for children.
4) This story mainly tells
(a) when Virginia Hamilton started writing
(b) how Hamilton's family told stories
(c) how family stories led to a writing career
(d) what kind of tales Hamilton's family told
About Me
- Mr. Chauncey
- Mr. Chauncey is a teacher at Kennedy Road Middle School. He teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Read 180, and an 8th Grade ELA Enrichment class. This is his 15th year of teaching. He is on the Board of Directors at the Main Street Theatre and manager of The Haunted Theatre Haunted House.
DIRECTIONS
1) Click on the following link: http://dropitto.me/kmschauncey
2) The password is "kmschauncey". Then click Login.
3) Click Choose File, and add the file you want to upload to me. Make sure your filename has your name in it. Example: smithpowerpoint.pps
4) Click upload. (File will upload)
5) Logout.
6) Let me know that you have uploaded your file.