
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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- Q1In 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.60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q2One reason the Pima Air and Space Museum has a paper airplane contest is to —give people a reason to visit the museumencourage children to become more interested in scienceshow visitors that there are different kinds of airplanesteach children how to make objects out of paper60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q3What 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.60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q4Arturo won the paper airplane contest because his plane —flew the greatest distancehad the fewest number of foldsreached the fastest speedhad the most original design60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q5Which 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.60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q6According to the selection, the problem with having Jessica in the house was that she —broke thingsate food that was not good for herwanted to be left alonebothered the family dogs60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q7What is the section titled “An Accidental Success” mainly about?Why someone complained about some fried potatoesWhy someone wanted to make the first potato chipsHow restaurants first came to serve potato chipsHow the first potato chips came to be made60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q8How were potato chips first sold in some grocery stores?In baskets that sat on tablesIn paper bags that were filled from a barrelIn wax-coated paper bags that were ironed shutIn piles that were on plates60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q9Read the diagram. Which of the following correctly completes the diagram?How PlayPumps WorkHow PlayPumps Help PeopleHow Children Stay ActiveHow to Get Drinking Water60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q10The main reason for building PlayPumps in southern Africa is to —bring clean water to more peoplegive businesses a place to put messagesgive children a new playgroundbring more money to a community60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q11What is paragraph 8 mostly about?What happened to the joey after his rescueHow the joey acts with other kangaroosThe reaction of wildlife experts to the joeyThe dog that found the joey60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q12The section titled “More Races” is mainly about the —brothers’ goals for the futureamount of time spent with familycost of buying more equipmentbrothers becoming famous60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q13A “hic” sound during a hiccup is made when —food is swalloweda deep breath is takenair strikes the vocal cordsthe temperature in the stomach changes60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q14Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about —why getting scared might work to cure hiccupsdifferent ways people try to cure hiccupshow people with hiccups use ingredients from the kitchendifferent types of sweet and sour foods used in recipes60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea
- Q15Which 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.60sIdentify the details or facts that support the main idea