MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS

THE MAIN IDEA IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEA IN A SELECTION OR A PARAGRAPH.
DETAILS ARE THE SMALL PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT TELL ABOUT THE MAIN IDEA.

DIRECTION- READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

Every day,Juan would leave his tiny village to explore the world. He didn't have to travel far. He didn't even need a burro.
"Ay,mijo," his mother scolded him,"where were you all afternoon?"
"I was hiking along the Inca Trail in Peru," Juan replied.
"It is not nice to lie," his mother said. "But I didn't insisted Juan. His mother sent him to his room without dinner for lying.
Though his stomach grumbed. Juan decided to visit Spain. He laughed and danced at a fiesta, and soon his parents knocked on his door.
"I'm at a fiesta in Spain," Juan called out. "Come join me!" His parents stepped in to find Juan twirling around with a book in his hands. He began to read aloud to them, and his parents laughed.
"So you are in Spain!" his mother said, and they all danced at the fiesta together.

1-What is the main ideal of this story?

my son write- That Juan went to Spain.

2-What is one detail that supports the main idea?

my son write-That he was lying.

3-What is another detail that supports the main idea?

my son write-That he had a fiesta.

4- As you read this story, what prediction did you make about how it would end? Were you correct?

my son write-I thought his mom will believe him.

i just want to know my son did all right or not thank you

I'm afraid that your son did not understand the main idea of this story. The main idea is that Juan explored the world by reading about many countries.

Please ask him to find the details that support this main idea.

Overall, it seems like your son did a great job in answering the questions about the main idea and supporting details of the story. Here are the correct answers:

1- The main idea of this story is that Juan went on imaginary adventures to different places, such as Peru and Spain.

2- One detail that supports the main idea is that Juan lied about hiking along the Inca Trail in Peru.

3- Another detail that supports the main idea is that Juan pretended to be at a fiesta in Spain.

4- The question about the prediction is more subjective, as it depends on the reader's personal interpretation. However, your son's prediction that the mom would eventually believe Juan seems logical, considering the playful tone of the story. The ending, where the parents join in the fun, is a positive outcome.

Overall, your son's answers demonstrate an understanding of the main idea, supporting details, and making predictions while reading. Great job!

1- the main idea is that Jaun explored the world by reading about many countries.

2-Ay, mijo his mother scolded him where were you all afternoon. i was hiking along the Inca Trail in Peru, Juan replied.

3-it is not nice to lie his mother said. but i didn't insisted Juan.

4- i thought his mom will believe him that he wasn't lying. my prediction is not correct.

check again and tell me is this right or not thank you

thank you very much