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WorksheetsFiction Main Idea Task Cards
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 5hrs 20mins
Select the statement that most accurately describes the main idea of the short story.
Lucy was not tired.
Lucy was upset that she had to go to bed.
Lucy’s favorite band was going to be on TV.
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The family was having a blast at the sledding hill.
The girls wanted to sled down the hill again.
Dad was videotaping the girls while they went down the hill.
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Sophia wore her shoes to the park.
Sophia was about to go outside to catch bugs.
Sophia had worn her shoes so much that they got a hole.
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Mary was having grilled chicken for dinner.
Mary knew better than to talk back to her mother.
Mary was tired of having chicken for dinner every night.
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Jack and Ben lost their football at the bottom of a ditch.
Ben used a rope to get to the bottom of the ditch.
Ben went down the ditch to help Jack back up.
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Betsy got in the car to go to the mall.
Betsy was texting her friend to plan a mall trip.
Betsy told her mom she was nervous about the trip.
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Joy looked all over the house for her mother.
Joy had already watched Frozen earlier in the day.
Joy wanted to watch her show, but it was Zach’s turn.
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The kids had run out of things to do on the car trip.
The family should have taken a plane for their trip.
The kids had already watched movies and colored.
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Anna’s baby wouldn’t take a nap today.
Anna usually took a nap while her baby did.
Anna tried rocking her baby to sleep.
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Claire’s mom found out she had been hiding chocolate.
Mom warned Claire that too much candy would make her sick.
Clair showed mom the candy bars in her socks.
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Val had been to many music concerts.
Val loved music more than most kids.
Val was learning to play the guitar.
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Dave asked all of his family members to play games with him.
There was a lonely man sitting on his porch.
Nobody would play any of Dave’s new games with him.
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Jodi could not stay warm at the bus stop.
Jodi wore her snow boots and snowsuit to school.
It was colder and colder every morning.
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Sam couldn’t wait to eat his macaroni and cheese.
Sam didn’t understand what his mom said about the water.
The pot of water finally boiled.
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Gina had gotten terrible grades last semester.
Her stomach churned the entire bus ride home
Gina was very nervous about the grades in her report card.
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Tom had read his book for two days straight.
Tom couldn’t wait to finish the book he had been reading.
He pretended to be focusing on his math but was reading.
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There was nowhere for dad to plug in the lights.
Dad tried using an extension cord to plug in the lights.
When he finally plugged them in, all the lights turned off.
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Paul needed to finish his homework on the computer.
Paul could not get his computer to turn on.
Paul checked to be sure the power was on.
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Laura didn’t know anything that was on her test.
Laura had studied all night for her test.
Laura told her teacher she didn’t know what the test meant.
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It had been the perfect summer day for Emma.
They got to eat dinner on the patio.
Emma had spent the day on the trampoline.
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Ashton’s mom was determined to make his Spiderman cupcakes.
Ashton’s mom tried to buy the Spiderman cupcakes.
Mom bought white frosting pens for the webs.
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The Jones family liked hiking in the spring.
Next weekend, they were going bird watching.
The Jones family loved spring.
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Mandy didn’t know the water was cold when she jumped in.
The water was usually warm.
Mandy whimpered when she swam back to shore.
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Jen and Brent’s kids were staying with their grandparents.
They called their kids several times every day.
The parents were too worried to enjoy vacation.
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The train tracks outside Martha’s window kept her awake.
Martha could not get a good night’s sleep in her new house.
Martha’s neighbors threw a loud party.
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There was an accident right in front of Chris’ car.
Chris had been listening to his headphones.
The ambulances arrived just in time.
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Jessa was completely out of bread, milk, and eggs.
Jessa cleaned up the mess the kids had made.
Jessa did not enjoy taking her twins with her to the store.
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Ella was tired of all the snow.
There was a terrible blizzard at Ella’s house.
The weatherman said they’d be stuck inside for two more days.
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Callie’s teacher had been reading a book about the Titanic.
Callie couldn’t stop thinking about the Titanic.
Callie didn’t see the rest of her class go back to their seats.
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Harry was very nervous about going on the rollercoaster.
Harry watched people in the crowd taking selfies.
Harry tried to push his harness down harder.
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Mom made some terrible tasting healthy meals.
Mom made a new resolution each year.
Mom’s resolution this year was to eat more healthily.
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Chicken noodle soup usually made Pat feel better.
Pat was sick with a terrible cold.
Pat was cold even though he had a blanket.
