WorksheetsMain Idea and Details - Science, Social Studies and RLA
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
What is the main idea?
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?
Spider Webs
All spiders spin webs. That's because webs help spiders. Webs help spiders do three things. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide and webs help spiders catch food. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their webs. The webs help keep the eggs together. Webs help spiders keep their eggs safe. Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown, grey, or black. But spider webs are light. They are white and cloudy. When spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see. Webs help spiders catch food. Spider webs are sticky. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It tries to get out. But it can't. It is trapped! Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped. That's because spiders feel the web move and the spider is hungry. The spider goes to get the bug. As you can see, webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide and webs help spiders catch food. Without webs, spiders would not be able to live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive!
This passage is mostly about
spider colors
spider webs
spider food
spider size
The list of elements is arranged on a scientific chart. The chart is called the periodic table. Each element is grouped with other similar elements. Elements can be metals, nonmetals, or semimetals. Semimetals have some of the characteristics of metals, and some of the characteristics of nonmetals. Metals, nonmetals, and semimetals each have their own section on the table. What are the different types of elements?
What is the passage mostly about?
Look at the chart. Which main idea belongs in the empty box?
The penguin mother walks or slides on her belly across the ice.
Emperor penguins work hard to take care of their chicks in Antarctica.
Most birds build nests for their eggs, but emperor penguins do not.
Penguin mothers lay only one egg each year in the cold Antarctic.
Living things are organisms with certain characteristics. They need water, food, and air to survive. They grow and change, and they move on their own. Living things reproduce, or make more of themselves. For example, plants and animals are living things. Plants make their own food and animals eat plants or other animals for food.
What is the main idea of the passage?
There are four characteristics of living things
Animals make their own food.
All living things need sunlight.
Plants eat other plants
Hurricanes are large storms. They begin over the ocean. They gather heat and energy from the water. Hurricanes move slowly to land as they grow stronger. Hurricanes are dangerous because of their size. They are also dangerous because of high winds and big waves. Hurricanes can bring flooding, power outages, and tornadoes.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Hurricanes are summer storms.
Hurricanes are one type of storm.
Hurricanes are large, dangerous storms.
Hurricanes are just like tornadoes and floods.
One way to stay healthy is to exercise. Exercise helps you feel better, lose weight, and grow stronger.Taking a walk is a form of exercise. It helps you go outside and get fresh air. Playing a sport is another form of exercise. This is a fun way to be active. Taking classes at a gym is a way to be healthy and fit. There are many types of exercise you can do to improve your health.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Choose a fun way to exercise.
There are many types of exercise.
If you are not happy, exercise will fix it.
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.
Pizza is a favorite food in the United States. Pizza is from Italy in the late 1800s. It became popular in the United States after World War II. People like to add toppings. Some toppings are pepperoni, sausage, and vegetables. These toppings give pizza more flavor. Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Pizza is made from flour.
Pizza was first made in Italy.
You should eat the delicious pizza.
Pizza is a popular meal in the United States.
It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year. Brach’s, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. That’s a lot of candy corn, but that’s nothing compared to Tootsie Roll production. Over 64 million
Tootsie Rolls are produced every day! But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry’s staple product, chocolate. Confectioners manufacture over twenty billion pounds of chocolate in the United States each year. Now that’s a mouthful!
What is the main idea of the passage?
The United States only produces candy corn.
The United States produces many types of candies in large amounts.
It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year.
But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry’s staple product, chocolate.
