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Reading Skill: Topic and Key Details





                                                                                                                                 The topic is the subject of the passage or what the
      Complete the details on sounds that animals make.                                                                          passage is mainly about. It is usually just a word or
                                                                                                                                 short phrase. The key details are specific
                                                                                                                                 information (details) that tells about the topic.
                                              Topic            Why and How Animals Make Sounds



                                      • To ____________________ with one another




           Detail 1                   • To ____________________ predators

           Why                        • To ____________________ about danger
                                      • To have fun


                                      • To share food



                                      • Crickets rub their ____________________.


           Detail 2                   • Frogs use a sac under their mouths.

           How                        • Rattlesnakes use their ____________________.


                                      • Elephants use their mouths, ____________________, and feet.




                  warn        communicate        scare        trunks        tails        wings




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