3.2.2.

2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main
idea.

Name __________________________________________

Football is an exciting team sport. It is played mostly in the United States and
Canada. It is also called American football. The term football is used for other team
sports around the world. For example, football in most countries is what the United
States calls soccer.
In the United States, football is played by two teams. There are 11 players on the
field for each team. Each team tries to score points by running or passing plays. The
plays move an oval-shaped ball across the other teams goal line. This scores a
touchdown. During a game, the ball goes back and forth between the teams. The team
with the ball is called the offense. The other team is the defense. The defense tries to
keep the offense from scoring.
1. This passage is mainly about
A. playing soccer.
B. Canadian sports.
C. American football.
D. playing offense.

2. Which would be the best title for this passage?

A. How to Play Soccer in Canada
B. Is it Soccer or is it Football?
C. The History of Canadian Football
D. How to Play American Football

3.2.2.2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main
idea.

Willie Mays was one of the greatest baseball players in history. He came from a sports
background. Both of his parents were athletes. His mom was a fast runner in school.
His dad played baseball. Willie learned how to catch a ball before he could walk. He
played good baseball as a teenager. Willie started playing for the Giants in 1951. He
was only 20 years old. He played centerfield for the team. He did not get a hit his first 12
times at bat. He quickly made up for that. Willie was a terrific outfielder and hitter. Other
players admired him. He won the Most Valuable Player award twice. He quit playing in
1973 and was welcomed into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. He still works for the
Giants today.
adapted from http://achievement.org/autodoc/page/may0bio-1

3. What is this paragraph mainly about?

A. Willie Mays learned how to play baseball from his father.
B. Willie Mays did not start off well with the Giants baseball team.
C. Willie Mays was one of the greatest baseball players in history.
D. Willie Mays was named the Most Valuable Player twice.

4. Willie's parents are one of the reasons he is good at sports. Which sentence best supports this
idea?
A. He quickly made up for that.
B. Both of his parents were athletes.
C. He still works for the Giants today.
D. Willie started playing for the Giants in 1951.

The tea plant comes from Asia. Tea is made from the dried leaves of this plant. It has
been drunk in China for thousands of years. The Dutch brought tea to Europe in the
early 1600s. England became a country of tea drinkers. Other countries in Europe drank
coffee. Tea was brought to North America by early settlers. Then, it was taxed by the
British. The tax was fought in 1773. This is when the Boston Tea Party took place.
Today, tea is drunk by about half of the world's people. China, Japan, and India are
some of the main makers of tea.
5. This passage is mainly about
A. why tea tastes good.
B. tea from China.
C. the Boston Tea Party.
D. the history of tea.