NZ-5126 Teaching Comp Strategies (Book F)
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Identifying the main idea<br />
Use similar strategies to those on page 17 to find the main idea.<br />
(Clues are given to help you!)<br />
Practice page<br />
1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?<br />
(a) When cane toads were first introduced to Australia.<br />
(b) The reason the cane toad was introduced to Australia, when<br />
this happened and the result.<br />
(c) The cane toad has become a pest in Australia.<br />
(d) What was happening in Australia in 1935.<br />
Think!<br />
What is the single idea that links<br />
each sentence together?<br />
The best answer is .<br />
2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?<br />
(a) What frogs don’t like to eat.<br />
(b) The natural habitat of the Lavender beetle.<br />
(c) Genetically modified viruses being used to exterminate pests.<br />
(d) How a natural resource could be used to control the cane toad<br />
population and how it works.<br />
Think!<br />
The first sentence will be helpful.<br />
The best answer is .<br />
3. Use the text and your ideas to answer these.<br />
(a)<br />
What is the title of the text?<br />
The title is important.<br />
Think!<br />
(b)<br />
A good title often tells the main idea.<br />
Do you think this is a good title? Yes No<br />
(c)<br />
Explain why you think this.<br />
(d)<br />
Suggest another title which would be suitable.<br />
4. Paragraph 4 is mainly about ...<br />
(a) how the cane toad reproduces.<br />
(b) where the cane toad lives.<br />
(c) the increase in cane toads living in Australia.<br />
(d) how many cane toads live in Australia.<br />
Think!<br />
Which answer tells what it is<br />
mainly about and links all the<br />
ideas?<br />
The best answer is .<br />
<strong>Teaching</strong> comprehension strategies 18 www.ricpublications.co.nz ~ R.I.C. Publications ®<br />
ISBN 978-1-925431-24-7
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