WorksheetsMain Ideas & Supporting Details
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Main Idea: Getting enough sleep is important
Select the best supporting detail
Many people sleep later on the weekends.
Many people drink coffee as soon as they wake up.
Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.
Main Idea: Recycling is important
Select the best supporting detail
The garbage truck collects garbage and takes it to the landfill.
Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
Clean jars before recycling them.
Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.
Main Idea: Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.
Select the best supporting detail
She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
She usually stops Swiper from swiping.
Main Idea: Elle Woods taught us that you can do anything you set your mind to.
Select the best supporting detail
She got into law school and became a lawyer even though no one believed in her.
Her best friend works at a salon, so she always looks good.
Elle really likes to socialize and have fun.
Out of all of the things, Elle loves her dog, Bruiser, the most.
Main Idea: It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.
Select the best supporting detail
The pros live the good and luxurious life.
People like professional football players make a lot of money.
Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.
Anyone can become a professional athlete if they find a sponsor.
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?
Sometimes people feel sad without a particular reason.
You should do good things for others.
We're not always happy and that is okay.
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.
School uniforms are far cheaper than the currently popular fashions. Many students work long hours at a paying job instead of doing homework because they feel they have to "keep up appearances." If students wore uniforms, there would be no need for most of them to have jobs that take away from their study time.
What is the main idea?
Popular fashion is not expensive.
School uniforms are a good option.
Students are working many hours at jobs.
Teens enjoying wearing uniforms.
Brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities. These are all the things you need to do to keep your teeth happy.
What is the main idea?
Take care of your teeth
Brush your teeth twice a day
Avoid eating candy and syrup
Eat more vegetables
Hummingbirds love pink or red flowers. They guard their favorite flowers and try to keep other birds away. They fight one another for food. Their wings make a whirring sound when they hover over flowers to sip nectar. The tiny birds fly long distances to go to a warmer climate for the winter. They make their tiny nests in shrubs or trees.
What is the main idea?
Hummingbirds guard their favorite flowers
They hover over flowers to sip nectar.
They fly long distances to travel to warmer climates in the winter
Hummingbirds are interesting birds
Marina is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn't be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV.
What is the main idea?
Watching a lot of television isn't good for Marina
Books are a good option
All cartoons are bad for children
Some cartoons are bad for Marina
