Grade 4

Main idea and supporting details

Read a short passage, name the central idea, and separate it from extra detail.

Category: Reading Readiness 10 min Confident
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Ask what the whole paragraph is mostly about before picking smaller facts. A good main idea can cover all the important details in one line.

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Rina's class planted spinach, tomatoes, and beans in the school garden.

passage clue

Start by asking what the whole passage topic seems to be.

Example: The passage is about the class garden project.

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They watered the plants every morning and measured growth each Friday.

supporting detail

This detail supports the garden topic.

Example: Watering and measuring are supporting details.

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By the end of the month, the spinach leaves were ready to pick.

supporting detail

This tells one result from the garden work.

Example: The class could harvest spinach.

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Main idea: The class cared for a school garden and watched the plants grow.

main idea

The main idea should include the whole activity, not one tiny fact.

Example: The garden project is the main idea.

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