Search Printable Identifying the Main Idea in Nonfiction Worksheets

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

In this seventh-grade ELA worksheet, students read a fascinating informational text about the history of kites and answer comprehension questions covering a variety of reading skills. 

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.