Main Idea and Details

Students read a two-paragraph passage about recycling and reusing materials. They answer questions requiring identification of each paragraph’s main idea and the supporting details that explain it. Additional questions ask students to compare ideas from both paragraphs and provide examples from the text. This worksheet helps students analyze nonfiction structure and understand how writers organize information. It also builds the ability to extract important facts while distinguishing them from less essential information.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details

English Language Arts – Analyzing Informational Text Structure

English Language Arts – Comparing Ideas Across Paragraphs

English Language Arts – Evidence-Based Questioning

This worksheet is part of our Asking and Answering Questions Worksheets collection.