Carnival Booth Matcher

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4 and 5 strengthen reading comprehension and summarization skills by matching groups of supporting details to the correct main-idea “booth.” Using a fun carnival theme, learners analyze sets of clues, descriptions, and explanations, then decide which central idea each group best supports, encouraging careful synthesis rather than quick guessing.

Learning Goals

• Matching Details to Main Ideas (Grades 4-5) – Students determine which central idea a group of details belongs to.
• Categorization & Organization – Learners practice sorting information into logical conceptual groups.
• Analytical & Synthesizing Skills – Students evaluate all details in a set, including subtle clues, before making a decision.
• Summarizing Concepts – Reinforces identifying the big idea that ties details together.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary reading comprehension standards.
• Engaging Carnival Theme – Adds motivation and enjoyment without distracting from academic rigor.
• Builds Deep Understanding – Requires analysis of all supporting details, not just obvious keywords.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for independent practice, partner work, small groups, or collaborative problem-solving.
• Supports Test Readiness – Strengthens skills essential for main-idea and detail questions on assessments.

This carnival booth matcher worksheet helps students become more strategic readers by teaching them how to group related details under the correct central idea. By analyzing multiple clues and making thoughtful classifications, learners strengthen comprehension, summarizing ability, and confidence in organizing information-skills that transfer across subjects and reading tasks.

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