This easy worksheet builds first-grade vocabulary for finding the big idea by tracing six key reading words: topic, main, detail, clue, fact, and idea. Kids then complete fill-in-the-blank sentences like "The main ___ tells what a story is about" and "We look for ___ to find the main idea," and decide true or false on statements such as "Supporting details are not related to the main idea" and "A story can have more than one supporting detail." The mix of tracing, writing, and reasoning anchors the language young readers need before tackling a real passage.

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Busy Bee
Main Idea & Supporting Details
Grade 1
★ Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1) topic
2) main
3) detail
4) clue
5) fact
6) idea
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The main idea tells what a story is about.
2) A detail gives more information about the main idea.
3) The topic of a paragraph is the big message.
4) We look for clues to find the main idea.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) The main idea is the most important point of a story.
True
False
2) Supporting details are not related to the main idea.
True
False
3) A story can have more than one supporting detail.
True
False
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