Reading Comprehension: Main Idea and Details

Read each paragraph. Choose the best answers You probably know that guide dogs are used to lead blind people. Did you know that a few blind people have guide horses? These are miniature horses trained much as guide dogs are. The small horses respond to more than 25 commands. They can see well in the dark. They are also trained to tap with a hoof on the door if they need to go out. One man has even taken his guide horse on an airplane! The main idea of this paragraph is How guide dogs are trained A guide horse on an airplane The use of small horses as guides Why blind people like animals A supporting detail is Guide dogs lead blind people. The horses respond to 25 commands. Miniature means small. Everyone should get to know someone who is blind. Read each paragraph. Choose the best answers. Lions live together in social groups called prides. Most of the lions in a pride are females and their cubs. The lionesses share the work of hunting and raising the cubs. By hunting in a pack, lions can take down animals far larger than themselves. Much of the food killed by a pride is taken by the males. In return, they provide protection from other males. A pride has a well-defined territory, which is marked by males. When lions in a pride meet, they greet one another by head rubbing, licking, and grooming. The main idea of this paragraph is Males eat most of a pride's food Lions live in groups called prides Lions hunt together in a pack. Lionesses share the work of a pride. A supporting detail is The males mark a pride's territory. The pride is a lion's family group. Cubs are helpless when they are born. Lions are solitary hunters. There is one topic, one main idea, and 3 supporting details. Sort them. Topic Scorpion Adaptations Main Idea The scorpion has many adaptations that allow it to survive in its extreme desert habitat. Supporting Details Scorpions have at least six eyes, bus some scorpions have twelve eyes. This feature helps them escape predators and catch prey. By changing its heart rate, some scorpions only have to eat one time a year! This low heart rate also allows the scorpion to live in temperatures below freezing ~ perfect for desert nights. Venon in their tales helps scorpions to catch prey and to protect themselves from predators.