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MainIdeaTaskCards

Main Idea Task Cards
30 Task Cards
By Deb Hanson © 2015
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Deb-Hanson
1
Have you ever stood beside a monster
truck? If you have, you know just how
massive these vehicles are! Monster trucks
are typically about 11 feet tall and 12 feet wide.
Although they have a body that looks like a huge
pickup truck, they are actually more closely
related to a four-wheel-drive dune buggy. The
front wheels are controlled by a steering wheel,
while the back wheels are managed by a toggle
switch. Monster trucks are equipped with
harnesses, helmets, and head and neck
restraints to keep the driver safe.
1B
Which of the following would be the best
title for the passage?
A.
Monster Trucks: Safety First
B.
Marvelous Monster Trucks
C.
Monster Trucks are NOT Pickup Trucks
D.
The Features of a Monster Truck
What is the main idea of this passage?
1A
A.
Monster trucks are monster-sized.
B.
Driving a monster truck can be dangerous.
C.
Monster trucks are designed to have
certain features.
D.
Many people are fascinated with monster
trucks.
Which of the following detail
sentences best supports the main idea
and could be added to the paragraph?
1C
A.
Dennis Anderson drives a monster truck
called Grave Digger.
B.
Trucks are equipped with three kill
switches that will turn them off instantly.
C.
Drivers race their monster trucks at
monster truck shows.
D.
Monster truck events are quite popular.
2
King Kong, Grave Digger, and Bear Foot
are well-known monster trucks. Bigfoot,
however, is known as the original monster
truck. It was built and operated by Bob Chandler.
He began building the first Bigfoot in 1975, using his
family’s four-wheel-drive pickup truck. In 1979,
Chandler began making appearances at tractor pull
events. In 1981, he crushed two old cars in a field
and had it videotaped so he could show it in his auto
shop. A man saw the video and asked Chandler to
perform the same stunt in front of a crowd. It
quickly became popular, and now millions of people
buy tickets to watch monster trucks in action.
2B
2A
A.
Bob Chandler built the original monster
truck and named it Bigfoot.
B.
Monster trucks have unusual names.
C.
Bob Chandler used Bigfoot to crush two
cars in a field in 1975.
D.
Monster trucks have existed for 40 years.
2C
A.
Bob George referred to Bigfoot as a
“monster truck”, and the term has been
used ever since.
A.
Crunching Cars
B.
1981: The Year of the Monster Truck
B.
Maddog is another well-known monster truck.
C.
The Original Monster Truck
C.
A monster truck has a fiberglass body.
D.
Monster Truck Names
D.
Monster truck accidents have resulted in
more than 20 deaths over the years.
3
The first potato chips were invented in
1853 in a New York hotel kitchen by Chef
George Crum. When he invented them, he hoped
that they would taste bad. You see, he was irritated
with a cranky guest who had complained that Crum’s
potatoes were too soggy, thick, and bland. The
guest had requested that Crum make him a new
batch. Chef Crum wanted to “teach the guest a
lesson” about insulting the chef, so he made a batch
that was paper-thin, overcooked, and over-salted.
To his surprise, the diner loved the second batch!
Word spread quickly, and potato chips became a
very popular snack.
3B
3A
A.
You should never insult a chef.
B.
Potato chips are over-salted and paper thin.
C.
Potato chips were invented in a New York
City hotel kitchen.
D.
Chef George Crum invented the potato
chips when he was trying to insult a picky
diner.
3C
A.
You should limit the number of potato chips
you eat.
B.
George Crum’s new snack became known
as “Saratoga Chips”.
A.
The Surprise Invention of the Potato Chip
B.
Chef George Crum
C.
A Picky Eater
C.
Potato chips are known for being crunchy.
D.
The Future of Potato Chips
D.
George Crum died in 1914.
4
What is your favorite way to eat a
potato? Potatoes are one of the most
versatile foods in the world. You can bake
a potato and eat it whole, or you can cut them
up and roast them in the oven. Many people boil
potatoes and then beat them until the potatoes
are smooth, creating mashed potatoes that can
be covered with gravy. Potatoes can be made
into French fries, potato chips, hash browns,
soft dumplings, or potato salad. Cooks often
use potatoes in soups and casseroles. No one
can accuse the potato of being useless!
4B
A.
The Seven Varieties of Potatoes
B.
Ways to Prepare a Potato
C.
Potatoes: A Global Food
D.
Potatoes: A Delicious Vegetable
4A
A.
Potatoes are delicious.
B.
The best way to eat a potato is to mash
them and then pour gravy over the top.
C.
There are several ways that potatoes can
be prepared.
D.
Some methods of cooking potatoes are
more nutritious than others.
4C
A.
Some people prefer to remove the middle
of the potato and eat only the potato skin.
B.
Potatoes are rich in Vitamin C.
C.
Potatoes can be white, red, yellow, or
blue/purple.
D.
French fries should always be served with
ketchup.
5
The stories of ancient Egypt have survived
for thousands of years. One reason we know
so much about their civilization 4000 years later
is because of the mummies they preserved so carefully. A mummy is the body of a person that has been
preserved after death. Egyptians believed that they
had to preserve their bodies so that they could use
them in the afterlife, where they would journey to
another world to lead a new life. They also believed
that they would need all of the things they had used
when they were alive, so their tombs were packed with
their belongings. When these tombs were discovered,
they were filled with artifacts that told us stories about
life in ancient Egypt.
5B
A.
Mummies: Clues to the Past
B.
Life in Ancient Egypt
C.
Egyptian Beliefs
D.
The Fall of Ancient Egypt
5A
A.
Some mummies are 4000 years old.
B.
Mummies were buried in tombs.
C.
Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife
that existed after they died on Earth.
D.
Egyptian mummies and their tombs have
provided us with clues about life in ancient
Egypt.
5C
A.
Poor Egyptians were buried in the sand.
B.
Tomb walls can tell a story, as well, because
they were often painted with scenes from the
dead person’s life.
C.
The ancient Egyptians lived along the Nile
River, using its rich soil for farming.
D.
Egypt is located in the northeast corner of
Africa.
6
The ancient Egyptians followed a lengthy
process to preserve dead bodies. Mummification, or the process of preserving a body,
took seventy days. First, the body was washed and
purified. Then all organs except the heart were
removed (they believed the heart was the center of
intelligence and emotion). Next, they filled the body
with stuffing and then covered it with natron, a saltlike substance that dried the bodies. After 40-50
days had passed, the stuffing was removed and
replaced with linen or sawdust. Finally, the body was
wrapped in strips of linen and placed in the stone
coffin, called a sarcophagus. Now the mummy was
ready to travel to the afterlife.
6B
A.
Why Natron was Important in Egypt
B.
Ancient Egyptian Customs
C.
Mummies
D.
The Process of Mummification
6A
A.
Egyptians preserved dead bodies so that
they could travel to the afterlife.
B.
Egyptians believe that the heart was the
center of intelligence and emotion.
C.
Natron was used to dry out a mummy’s
body.
D.
Egyptians followed a series of steps to
properly preserve a dead person’s body.
6C
A.
Pyramids were built to protect an Egyptian
pharaoh and his belongings.
B.
The mummy of King Tutankhamen (King Tut)
was discovered in 1922.
C.
The organs were placed in special jars and
placed with the body in the tomb.
D.
Only scribes and priests were taught to read
and write in ancient Egypt.
7
There are over a million words in the
English language, and some of them have
origins that might surprise you! For instance,
the word “disaster” originated in Greece. In
Greek, “dis” means “bad” and “aster” means “star”.
What does “bad star” have to do with the word
“disaster”? Well, the ancient Greeks used to blame
unfortunate events on unfavorable positions of the
planets. “Muscle” is another interesting word. It is
derived from a Latin root meaning “little mouse”
because people used to think muscles looked like
little mice under the skin. What word do you want to
know more about? Its origin just might astound you!
7B
7A
A.
There are millions of words in the English
language.
B.
It can be interesting to discover unusual
word origins.
C.
Greek and Latin languages were formed
long ago.
D.
“Muscle” means “little mouse and “disaster
means “bad star”.
7C
A.
“Lunatic” comes from the Latin word “luna”, which
means “moon”, because people used to think
insanity was caused by changes in the moon.
A.
Greek and Latin Roots
B.
The English Language
B.
Finding a word’s origin can be difficult.
C.
Word Histories that Might Surprise You!
C.
The Greeks identified many of the star patterns,
called constellations, that we view still today.
D.
World Languages
D.
“Luna” is the Spanish word for “moon.
8
Penny licks were popular ice cream
treats sold by street vendors in the mid
to late 19th century. Buyers would pay one
penny to be given a tiny serving of ice cream in
a special glass container. No spoons were
used; buyers simply licked the glass dish clean
and returned it to the vendor, who would reuse
it. This obviously raised health concerns, and
penny licks were banned in London in 1899.
However, they were used in the United States
into the 20th century until the ice cream cone
became popular after the World’s Fair in 1904.
8B
8A
A.
Ice cream has been a popular treat for
hundreds of years.
B.
People probably got sick after eating a
penny lick.
C.
Penny licks were used to serve ice cream
before the cone was invented.
D.
Penny licks were used longer in the United
States than in England.
8C
A.
Ernest Hamwi is often credited with serving the
first ice cream cone.
A.
The History of Ice Cream Cones
B.
Vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor
B.
Penny Licks
C.
C.
Ice Cream Serving Methods
Penny lick containers had a thick glass bottom
with a thin open area at the top where the ice
cream was licked.
D.
Banned Penny Licks
D.
Italo Marchiony was the first ice cream vendor
in New York City.
9
Do you wear a helmet when you ride a
bike? The majority of people do not. In
fact, it is estimated that only 20 to 25% of
bicyclists wear helmets, even though they know
that wearing a helmet could save their life if they
were involved in a bicycle accident. Consider
this sobering statistic: nearly 75% of all fatal
bicycle crashes involve head injuries. Furthermore, 722 people were killed in bicycle crashes in
2012, and 83% of those killed were not wearing
helmets. Wear a helmet when riding a bike- it
could save your life!
9B
9A
A.
People do not like to wear bike helmets.
B.
Bicycle accidents can happen to anyone.
C.
It is important to wear a bicycle helmet to
prevent head injuries and even death.
D.
It is not necessary to wear a bike helmet
for short bike trips.
9C
A.
Some people do not wear helmets when riding a
bike because they think it messes their hair.
A.
A Bike Helmet Could Save Your Life
B.
Bicycle crashes result in scrapes and bruises.
B.
Bicycle Crashes
C.
C.
The Proper Way to Wear a Bicycle Helmet
Some states have laws that require children to
wear helmets when riding a bike.
D.
Types of Bicycle Helmets
D.
In 2009, it was estimated that 9 out of 10
people killed in bicycle accidents were not
wearing a helmet.
10
Cell phone texting has become a
popular form of communication within the
past decade. It allows us to communicate
with others quickly. As people began texting,
acronyms and abbreviations became widely
used. Phrases like B4N (bye for now), CU L8R,
(see you later), DYK (did you know), HYH (have
you heard), and JK (just kidding) were acronyms
that did not exist before text messaging became
so popular. Over1000 text message acronyms
exist… how many could you decode?
10B
A.
Text Message Abbreviations
B.
Cell Phones
C.
Acronyms
D.
Phone Fun
10A
A.
BFN and LOL are text message
abbreviations.
B.
Because of text messaging, there are many
new acronyms in our language that did not
exist previously.
C.
Sending and receiving text messages is fun.
D.
Cell phone texting is the most popular way
for teens to communicate with one another.
10C
A.
Sometimes the abbreviations can lead to
miscommunication, though.
B.
Adults often get frustrated by the new abbrevi-ations and acronyms that are being developed.
C.
8L3W is the abbreviation for “eight letters three
words”, and it means “I love you.”
D.
Americans send and receive more text
messages now than telephone calls.
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Name _____________________________
Which ice cream treat will be named “Most Popular” at Izzy’s Ice Cream Parlor?
Izzy’s Ice Cream Parlor is having a contest to determine which ice cream treat will be named “Most Popular Ice Cream
Creation”. There are 30 judges. Help determine the winner by collecting the judges’ votes. Complete the task cards and
record the answers on the chart below. When you have finished all 30 task cards, tally the number of A answers and write it in
the box beside the milkshake. Tally the B answers and write it in the box beside the ice cream sundae. Do the same with C and
D answers. Then, determine the winner!
1A.
1B.
1C.
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2B.
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A.
Milkshake
C. Ice
Cream
Cone
B. Ice
Cream
Sundae
D. Root
Beer
Float
Which treat was named most popular? _______________ Which treat received the fewest votes? ____________
Name _____________________________
Which ice cream treat will be named “Most Popular” at Izzy’s Ice Cream Parlor?
Izzy’s Ice Cream Parlor is having a contest to determine which ice cream treat will be named “Most Popular Ice Cream
Creation”. There are 30 judges. Help determine the winner by collecting the judges’ votes. Complete the task cards and
record the answers on the chart below. When you have finished all 30 task cards, tally the number of A answers and write it in
the box beside the milkshake. Tally the B answers and write it in the box beside the ice cream sundae. Do the same with C and
D answers. Then, determine the winner!
1A. C
1B. D
1C. B
2A. A
2B. C
2C. A
3A. D
3B. A
3C. B
A.
Milkshake
B. Ice
Cream
Sundae
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4B. B
4C. A
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5C. B
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6A. D
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7C. A
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9C. D
10A. B
10B. A
10C. C
C. Ice
Cream
Cone
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D. Root
Beer
Float
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Ice cream cone Which treat received the fewest votes?Root
beer float
Which treat was named most popular? _______________
____________
Notes for Teachers
• These task cards are somewhat unusual in that they do not have to be cut apart,
because the card in the upper left corner is the passage that coincides with the
questions in the remaining three squares on the page. You can choose whether you
want to cut them apart of leave them intact.
• I suggest laminating the cards for extra durability.
• This product includes two answer sheets. You will not need to print both sheets- just
print the one that you want your students to use.
• One is a traditional recording sheet.
• There is also a bonus game-type answer sheet.
References
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2012/1005/The-20-most-fascinating-accidental-inventions/Potato-chips
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/egypt/mummies.htm
http://list25.com/25-interesting-and-somewhat-strange-word-origins/?view=all
http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2009/07/05/did-you-know-the-history-of-the-penny-lick/
http://www.abbreviations.com/acronyms/SMS
http://www.helmets.org
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