task 8

INSTRUCTIONS
1. 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.

Understanding Supporting Details: Practice Topic Index | Grade 2 ELA | Elementary Test Prep | StudyZone

 

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.

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