The main idea: informational texts 3

Read the passage.

Image source: "American robin singing from a branch" by Courtney Celley/USFWSk is licensed under Public Domain

The song of the robin attracts attention, not only for its sweetness, but also because it indicates changes in the weather. When spring comes he sings for a short time, in what sounds like one note. His unchanging sound surprises and even confuses people who often listen to birds. Though the weather in summer may be stormy and rainy, he is sometimes seen on the roof of houses, or on the top of trees in the evening. You can hear his cheerful singing. In autumn his sound is serious yet still sweet, and in winter all you might hear are a few chirps.

Read the sentence.

“In autumn his sound is serious yet still sweet, and in winter all you might hear are a few chirps.”

How does this detail support the main idea of the passage?

(Choice A)
It shows that the robin makes different sounds.
(Choice B)
It shows that the robin makes sounds we may not hear.
(Choice C)
It shows that you can hear the robin in different seasons.
(Choice D)
It shows how the robin’s song changes from one season to the next.

Source: Adapted from 150 Instructive Stories for my Young Friends. Cambridge: Metcalf and Company, 1850.

ELA isolated skill practice

Course: ELA isolated skill practice > Unit 2

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