Identifying the Main Idea in Nonfiction Printable Worksheets

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

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

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies 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.

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.

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

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

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

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

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

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

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy 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.

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

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

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

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

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

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

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.