This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice main idea & supporting details skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Main Idea & Supporting Details
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The main idea is the most important part of a passage.
2. Dogs make great pets. This sentence is a detail.
3. Supporting details give facts about the main idea.
4. The title of a story can be a clue to the main idea.
5. A topic is a group of sentences about one idea.
6. Details help the reader understand the main idea.
7. The main idea tells the big message of a story.
8. We can find the main idea by reading all the details.
9. A good title tells what the whole passage is about.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Cats are fun pets.
→ A detail about pets
A detail about pets
Apples are healthy.
→ A detail about food
A detail about food
Rain helps plants grow.
→ A detail about weather
A detail about weather
Fish live in water.
→ A detail about animals
A detail about animals
Main Idea & Supporting Details
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The main idea is the most important part of a passage.
2) Dogs make great pets. This sentence is a detail.
3) Supporting details give facts about the main idea.
4) The title of a story can be a clue to the main idea.
5) A topic is a group of sentences about one idea.
6) Details help the reader understand the main idea.
7) The main idea tells the big message of a story.
8) We can find the main idea by reading all the details.
9) A good title tells what the whole passage is about.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Cats are fun pets.
→ A detail about pets
A detail about pets
Apples are healthy.
→ A detail about food
A detail about food
Rain helps plants grow.
→ A detail about weather
A detail about weather
Fish live in water.
→ A detail about animals
A detail about animals
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10-15 minutes
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