Grade 1 · English Language Arts · Unit 11 of 11
Think It Through
Main idea, details and clues
What your child practises
Reading a short story, finding the main idea and details, and using clues to work out what is not said.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Retell the main idea, characters, and details in a story or poem. · finding the main idea and making simple inferences
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Where did Zoe hide?
The sky turned dark and grey.
Zoe heard a loud boom.
She hid under her blanket and waited.
- in the car
- under her blanket
- behind a tree
Show answer
under her blanket
Hint: Reread the last line.
Question 2
What was most likely happening?
The sky turned dark and grey.
Zoe heard a loud boom.
She hid under her blanket and waited.
- a parade
- a sunny day
- a thunderstorm
Show answer
a thunderstorm
Hint: A dark sky and a loud boom are clues.
Question 3
How did Zoe feel?
The sky turned dark and grey.
Zoe heard a loud boom.
She hid under her blanket and waited.
- very sleepy
- a little scared
- silly
Show answer
a little scared
Hint: She hid under her blanket.
Question 4
What fell on Amir's nose?
Amir put on his boots and a warm hat.
He grabbed his shovel and ran outside.
White flakes fell on his nose.
- snowflakes
- rain
- leaves
Show answer
snowflakes
Hint: Reread the last line. The flakes were white.
Question 5
What is the story mostly about?
Amir put on his boots and a warm hat.
He grabbed his shovel and ran outside.
White flakes fell on his nose.
- Amir goes swimming.
- Amir plays outside in the snow.
- Amir bakes a cake.
Show answer
Amir plays outside in the snow.
Hint: Think about what Amir wears and what falls on his nose.
Question 6
What time of year is it most likely?
Amir put on his boots and a warm hat.
He grabbed his shovel and ran outside.
White flakes fell on his nose.
- spring
- winter
- summer
Show answer
winter
Hint: Boots, a warm hat and snow tell us it is cold.