task 8

task 8

INSTRUCTIONS1. Go to this link, http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/supportingdetailsl.cfm, and
2. Click on "Let's practice" button, copy this exercise on your blog and do the exercise.

Read each main idea and choose the correct supporting detail.  Click on the sentence you think is correct.

** Be sure to click on the "x" in the corner of the pop up picture to close it!!

 

Main Idea:Kangaroos usually live in family groups called mobs.	Kangaroos are mammals.        These mobs can be as large as 100 kangaroos.
Main Idea: Kangaroos usually have only one baby at a time	Kangaroo babies are called joeys.       Kangaroos eat grass and leaves.
Main Idea:Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves and roots.	The joey lives in the mother's pouch for 9 months.       They only like grass that is green and close to the ground.
Main Idea: Kangaroos are mostly night time creatures.	Kangaroos have a long powerful tail.       They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush.
Main Idea: Kangaroos are strange looking animals.	Some kangaroos act as guards to protect the mob.  They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet.
Main Idea:Kangaroos  protect themselves in many ways.	If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.       A new born joey is only the size of your thumb.