Beast Battle Breakdown

This worksheet uses paired passages-one about grizzly bears and one about cheetahs-to help students compare how different texts develop their main ideas. Learners answer multiple-choice questions that require them to identify central ideas and supporting evidence from both passages. By analyzing how each animal’s strengths, behaviors, and physical features support the author’s purpose, students practice cross-text comparison. This structure is excellent preparation for standardized assessments and nonfiction comprehension work. Animal lovers especially enjoy this engaging content. The worksheet strengthens students’ abilities to interpret informational texts and evaluate how details contribute to meaning.

Curriculum-Matched Skills

Informational Text – Identifying Main Ideas and Key Details

Compare & Contrast – Analyzing Two Related Passages

Critical Reading – Evaluating Evidence and Author’s Purpose

Content Literacy – Understanding Scientific/Animal-Based Texts

This worksheet is part of our Main Idea and Supporting Details Worksheets collection.