Main Idea

Choose the correct answer for each passage

Jean finally had the money for something she had wanted to buy for a long time. Today after

school, Jean would buy her own skateboard. She was pretty good at using skateboards, because she used those of friends to practice. She was

looking forward to having her own to use whenever she wanted.

a. Jean will get a skateboard c. Jean borrows a skate board

b. Jean is an expert at skateboarding

There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. Bats are rather strange

looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats cannot run or walk.

They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammal that fly.

a. Bats are unusual mammals

c. Bats look like many other animals

b. Bats move by running and flying

a. To describe the smallest bird

c. To describe the largest bird

b. To describe why the ostrich can’t fly

The largest bird is the ostrich. This bird is unable to fly. It can run as fast as a

horse. The ostrich makes use of its feet and legs to protect itself. It kicks its

enemies. Ostriches eat insects, mice, and snakes.