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3.13.A Identify the details or facts that support the main idea

Quiz by Texas Education Agency

Grade 3
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    In what way does Tama’s presence at the train station help the nearby town?
    People who come to see Tama want to move to the town.
    People in the town want to work at the train station.
    People in the town enjoy taking pictures with the visitors.
    People who come to see Tama often spend money in the town.
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q2
    One reason the Pima Air and Space Museum has a paper airplane contest is to —
    give people a reason to visit the museum
    encourage children to become more interested in science
    show visitors that there are different kinds of airplanes
    teach children how to make objects out of paper
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q3
    What happened to Arturo’s Desert Eagle at the end of its flight?
    It was rebuilt to inspire other children.
    It got stuck in the sand.
    It was carried away by a helicopter.
    It broke into pieces.
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q4
    Arturo won the paper airplane contest because his plane —
    flew the greatest distance
    had the fewest number of folds
    reached the fastest speed
    had the most original design
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q5
    Which detail from the selection suggests that Jessica is smart?
    She has become comfortable with the family dogs.
    She stayed afloat on the river.
    She spends time with other hippos.
    She figured out how to unlock a door.
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q6
    According to the selection, the problem with having Jessica in the house was that she —
    broke things
    ate food that was not good for her
    wanted to be left alone
    bothered the family dogs
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q7
    What is the section titled “An Accidental Success” mainly about?
    Why someone complained about some fried potatoes
    Why someone wanted to make the first potato chips
    How restaurants first came to serve potato chips
    How the first potato chips came to be made
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q8
    How were potato chips first sold in some grocery stores?
    In baskets that sat on tables
    In paper bags that were filled from a barrel
    In wax-coated paper bags that were ironed shut
    In piles that were on plates
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q9
    Read the diagram. Which of the following correctly completes the diagram?
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    How PlayPumps Work
    How PlayPumps Help People
    How Children Stay Active
    How to Get Drinking Water
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q10
    The main reason for building PlayPumps in southern Africa is to —
    bring clean water to more people
    give businesses a place to put messages
    give children a new playground
    bring more money to a community
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q11
    What is paragraph 8 mostly about?
    What happened to the joey after his rescue
    How the joey acts with other kangaroos
    The reaction of wildlife experts to the joey
    The dog that found the joey
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q12
    The section titled “More Races” is mainly about the —
    brothers’ goals for the future
    amount of time spent with family
    cost of buying more equipment
    brothers becoming famous
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q13
    A “hic” sound during a hiccup is made when —
    food is swallowed
    a deep breath is taken
    air strikes the vocal cords
    the temperature in the stomach changes
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q14
    Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about —
    why getting scared might work to cure hiccups
    different ways people try to cure hiccups
    how people with hiccups use ingredients from the kitchen
    different types of sweet and sour foods used in recipes
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea
  • Q15
    Which sentence best states the main idea of the selection?
    All this information was available because of the microchip that had been placed under Scrub’s skin many years earlier.
    Microchips have helped thousands of owners get their lost pets back.
    However, tags and collars can fall off or become difficult to read.
    However, thanks to her microchip, Roxy was soon returned to her grateful owner.
    60s
    Identify the details or facts that support the main idea

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