task 8

Understanding Supporting Details: PracticeTopic 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.