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Free Main Idea and Supporting Details: Third Grade

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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.

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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

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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

  1. Our Moon
  2. All About Spiders
  3. 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

  • main idea
  • main idea and supporting details
  • main idea and key details
  • main idea and details
  • main idea graphic organizer

More practice: third grade reading: nonfiction worksheets · all third grade reading worksheets

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