
Free Main Idea and Supporting Details: Third Grade
Main idea and supporting details worksheets for third grade. Ten short nonfiction passages, each with a main idea question, a supporting detail question and a main idea graphic organizer.
All 3 worksheets in color and black & white, with the answer key · 11 pages, free to print.
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Main Idea and Supporting Details: Third Grade
| What you get | This free sample | Full set |
|---|---|---|
| Worksheets | 3 | 10 |
| Pages in the file | 11 | 26 |
| Color + black & white | ✓ | ✓ |
| Answer key | ✓ | ✓ |
| Every skill in the unit | A taste | ✓ All of it |
| Fresh problems made for your order | — | ✓ |
- 3 free worksheets from the full set
- Color + black & white, with answer key
- Print as many copies as you need for your class
- Grade
- Grade 3
- In the file
- 3 worksheets in color, the same 3 in black & white, answer key · 11 pages
- Format
- PDF, US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)
- Standards
RI.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.2Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Free to print and share with your class. Want more practice on one topic? Every page comes from one of our full sets — follow the topic links below.
What's inside
- Our Moon
- All About Spiders
- Fossils: Clues from the Past
Every worksheet comes in color and in black & white, with an answer key at the end.
How to use these reading worksheets
Use the reference page to teach or review, then pick the worksheets that fit your lesson. They work for small groups, morning work, centers and homework. The last page is a short assessment.
Skills practiced
More practice: third grade reading: nonfiction worksheets · all third grade reading worksheets
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