Main idea resources

Students read opinions written by four different students and make inferences to answer comprehension questions.

Students are assessed on their ability to identify the main idea in a text about bridge construction.

Students are assessed on their ability to find details to identify the main idea of a text about cultural change in a Pacific context.

Students interpret seven business logos that are each presented with a single short written response question about a design feature.

This resource has an assessment focus on comprehension. Students study the poem 'Learning to Read' and respond to four short written response style questions. SJ-3-3-1989. Text provided.

Students are assessed on their ability to retrieve details that support the main idea of an article about an endangered species.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to find details that relate to the main idea of a text about a Māori naturalist/scientist. Students are asked to read a text, find details about the given main idea, then justify why they think the main idea is right or wrong.

Students read the letters written by four different people and identify the main idea of each letter.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to find the main idea of a transactional text about a Māori naturalist/scientist. Students are asked to read a text, identify the main idea from three choices provided, and then justify why they think their choice is right.

Students read three texts and select the statement that identifies the main idea of each text.

Students read a poster on sand dunes to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Assessment focus: finding important information and the main idea of an informational text. The text used is about an introduced species of fish which has become a pest. SJ-2-4-2005. Text provided.

The assessment focus is on students' abilities to identify the details in a text that support a given, main idea.

The assessment focus is on student ability to identify details that support the main idea of a text, and to identify where the main idea is developed.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to identify important information to establish the main idea of a transactional text about blushing. SJ-4-1-2006. Text provided.