Grade 3 Reading Informational Text Main Idea Worksheets

Spider—Main Idea

This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple ch...

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Koi Fish—What’s the Main Idea?

This informational text on koi fish is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple c...

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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View

This informational text on pollinators and decomposers is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read the tex...

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Informational Text —Learn About Dinosaurs

This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...

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Informational Text —Elephants Facts

This informational text on elephants with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...

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Penguins— Main Purpose

This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main ide...

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Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage

This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and ma...

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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence

This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main idea...

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Reading for Main Details—Beavers Teeth

This informational text on beavers is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passage, then give the m...

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Reading for Main Details—Birds

This informational text on birds is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passage, then give the mai...

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Reading Comprehension— Storms

Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will give the main idea of t...

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Reading for Main Details—Orcas

Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give the main idea of ea...

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Ocean Acidification

Download this reading comprehension worksheet about ocean acidification. The worksheet includes an informational text ab...

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The Space Needle

Students read a passage about the history and features of Seattle's Space Needle, then answer comprehension questions to...

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Ocean Animal Adaptations

Students will read a passage that provides information about various adaptations that marine animals have developed to t...

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Koi Fish—What’s the Main Idea?

This informational text on koi fish is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple c...

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Spider—Main Idea

This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple ch...

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Informational Text —Learn About Dinosaurs

This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...

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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View

This informational text on pollinators and decomposers is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read the tex...

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Informational Text —Elephants Facts

This informational text on elephants with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...

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What's The Main Idea?

These short science texts are a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the paragraphs and then choose the m...

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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters

This informational text on community helpers will help students to practice their reading fluency as well as identify si...

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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians

Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give the main idea of eac...

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Informational Text —The History of Toothpaste

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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving

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Exploring the Universe

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Hawks vs Falcons—Compare and Contrast

This informational text is a great way to practice compare and contrast. Students will read two passages-- one on falcon...

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The Benefits of Physical Activity

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The History of the United States

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Climate and Water Cycle

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Flowers—Informational Text

This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the ...

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Squirrel & Badger—Moral of the Story

This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the badger and ...

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Froggie—Main Idea

This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the frog who do...

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Reading Comprehension: Sun

This reading comprehension worksheet, aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.a, features short informational passages fol...

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The Park—Informational Text

This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. This kindergarten readi...

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Animals at Farms—Informational Text

This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the ...

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Bats and Butterflies—Informational Text

This informational text on bats and butterflies is a great way to practice spotting similarities between texts. Students...

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Police Officers and Firefighters—Describe the Connections In Text

This informational text on police officers and firefighters is a great way to practice spotting similarities between tex...

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Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks

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Musuem Visit — Supporting Details

Students will read a passage about a science museum field trip and answer engaging multiple choice questions that test c...

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Pizza Party — Supporting Details

Engage students with this fun pizza party passage and multiple choice questions that assess identification of main ideas...

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Zoo Visit — Supporting Details

Students read a passage about a trip to the zoo and identify the main idea and 3 supporting details. Students explain ho...

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Fable —The Journey to the Witch’s House

This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the witch who g...

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Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny

This short fiction passage about two friends going camping is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Students wi...

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Late to School—Story Retellingl

This short fiction passage about a girl who is late for school is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Student...

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