Bicycle Story

This informational reading worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 to strengthen nonfiction comprehension and summarization skills. Students read a short passage about the history of bicycles, identify the main idea, and list three supporting details that explain or prove it. The activity helps learners understand how authors organize information and how specific facts contribute to a central concept.

Learning Goals

• Identifying Main Idea (Grades 4-6)
  Students determine the central idea of an informational passage.
• Supporting Details Analysis
  Learners select facts that directly explain or support the main idea.
• Summarizing Central Ideas
  Students practice condensing information into clear, focused understanding.
• Critical Reading & Reasoning
  The task reinforces distinguishing essential information from minor details.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA standards.
• Clear, Skill-Focused Structure
  Underlining and listing details supports step-by-step comprehension.
• Engaging Real-World Topic
  The history of bicycles provides accessible, high-interest nonfiction content.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for nonfiction units, main idea lessons, guided reading, or assessment.

This printable worksheet gives students meaningful practice with identifying main ideas and supporting details in informational texts. By analyzing how facts contribute to understanding the history of bicycles, learners strengthen reading comprehension, summarization, and evidence-based reasoning skills. Suitable for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep resource supports confident nonfiction reading and clear understanding of text structure.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 6 Reading Comprehension collection.