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Main Idea Module Prototype

1. The document is a practice test that provides a paragraph about robot sumo wrestling and asks questions to test understanding of main idea and supporting details. 2. The paragraph explains that robots are now used in sumo wrestling contests instead of humans, with the robot that scores the most points declared the winner. 3. The questions that follow test whether the reader can identify the main idea of the paragraph and distinguish it from supporting details.

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Main Idea Module Prototype

1. The document is a practice test that provides a paragraph about robot sumo wrestling and asks questions to test understanding of main idea and supporting details. 2. The paragraph explains that robots are now used in sumo wrestling contests instead of humans, with the robot that scores the most points declared the winner. 3. The questions that follow test whether the reader can identify the main idea of the paragraph and distinguish it from supporting details.

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Main Idea & Supporting Details Module Prototype

Practice Test

Directions: Read the following paragraph and use it to answer pretest questions 1-4.
When you are done, you may use page 10 to check your answers.

Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in
Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or
pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that
scores the most points wins.

1. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?


a. Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests.
b. Robot sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.
c. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.
d. Watching robot sumo is boring.

2. Which term best describes the supporting details of a piece of writing?


a. Structure
b. Substance
c. Majority
d. Descriptive

3. Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?


a. A detail
b. A central point
c. A broad topic
d. An aspect

4. What is the main idea of this paragraph?


a. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan.
b. Sumo wrestling takes place in a ring.
c. The robot that scores the most points wins.
d. Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests.
Move On

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Main Idea & Supporting Details Module Prototype

Post Test

Directions: Read the following paragraph and use it to answer questions 1-4.
When you are done, you may use page 11 to check your answers.

Students compete in robot sumo contests. They learn how to build their own robots. They
compete against their classmates and students from other schools. To win, students must be
creative. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots.

1. What is the main idea of this paragraph?


a. Students need a good plan for defeating other robots.
b. Students compete against their classmates and students from other schools.
c. Students compete in robot sumo contests.
d. Students must be creative to win.

2. The best definition of supporting details would be…


a. Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a piece of writing.
b. Sentences that make the main idea stronger and clearer.
c. The sentences that make up the bulk of a paragraph in a piece of writing.
d. Details that support other details.

3. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?


a. Students like building sumo robots.
b. Students compete in robot sumo contests.
c. They use excellent strategies to defeat other robots.
d. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots.

4. The best definition of main idea would be…


a. Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a piece of writing.
b. What a piece of writing is mostly about.
c. What someone is primarily talking about.
d. A vague idea that is supported by very specific details.

Stop

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