Library Drawer Sort Answer Key

This worksheet helps students distinguish between topic and main idea, an essential foundational comprehension skill. Students are given 12 short sentence cards and must label each as either a broad topic or a main-idea statement. The task encourages deeper thinking about how main ideas summarize information while topics simply identify subject matter. The library-themed visuals make classification fun and accessible. Practicing with mixed sentences helps students build confidence and clarity in identifying text structure. This worksheet works well as an introduction to main-idea instruction or as a targeted reteach activity.

Curriculum-Matched Skills

Reading Comprehension – Understanding Topic vs. Main Idea

Categorization – Sorting Sentences by Purpose

Analytical Thinking – Differentiating Levels of Specificity

Foundational Literacy – Strengthening Structural Awareness

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