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Browse our collection of summarising worksheets and text passages aimed at supporting readers to evaluate information and separate the main idea/s from the supporting detail. These resources also include a number of the graphic organisers that are designed to help students summarise a given text. Watch our Main Idea Video.
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Main Idea & Details: Pirates
Read the passage about pirates and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: New Colony
Read the passage about the new colony in Australia and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Kelpies
Read the passage about kelpies and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Elephants
Read the passage about elephants and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Deserts
Read the passage about deserts and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Turtles (2)
An upper years reading passage about sea turtles. Work out the main idea and the supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Living Things
Read the passage about living things and work out the main idea and supporting details.