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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: 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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Identify Main Idea: Upper

Read a collection of short passages and circle the main idea of each.
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Main Idea & Details: Tilly

Read a short passage and work out the main idea and 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.
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Main Idea & Details: Kate

Read a short passage and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Homework

Read the passage about homework and work out the main idea.
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Main Idea: Homework

Read the passage about homework and work out the main idea.
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Main Idea & Details: Dogs

Read the passage about dogs and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea: Dogs

Read the passage about dogs and work out the main idea.
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Main Idea & Details: The Beach

Read a short passage and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea: The Beach

Read a short passage and work out the main idea.
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Main Idea & Details: The Banquet

Read a short passage and work out the main idea and supporting details.
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Main Idea & Details: Growing Animals

Read the passage about how animals grow and work out the main idea.