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Contributing to the Main Idea
In this sentences in a paragraph worksheet, students learn that every sentence in a paragraph must contribute to the main idea. Students read 4 paragraphs and underline the sentence that does not belong.
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My Family and Other Animals: Larry's Idea
In this my family and other animals: Larry's Idea learning exercise, student answer 22 questions about the story, Larry's Idea, match characters, put events in order, and rewrite sentences.
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When Did It Happen in The Story?
In this when did it happen in the story activity, students read 2 paragraphs and interactively answer 10 multiple choice comprehension questions, then click to see the answers.
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Representing Text in a Timeline
In this representing text in a timeline worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about timelines then click to check their answers.
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Grade 5 Develop a Paragraph
In this paragraph worksheet, students cut out the 5 sentence strips that will form the opening paragraph of a speech on cooking. Students arrange the sentences in order: topic sentence, details and concluding sentence.
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Identifying Text Structure
Work on identifying text structure with this thorough worksheet. After studying a diagram depicting six different text structures (compare/contrast, spatial, chronological, problem and solution, cause and effect, and order of...
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Supporting Ideas Activity
In this supporting ideas worksheet, students read short passages, then choose the word in a pair that correctly completes a related supporting idea. One example is completed for students.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2
Although the ideas on how to implement the skill RI.9-10.2 are lacking, the assessment would work well for challenging learners to summarize, and identify the main ideas of presidential speeches that are of similar topics. One could use...
E Reading Worksheets
Main Idea
To develop their reading comprehension skills, learners read short paragraphs, summarize the passage in one sentence, and then develop an appropriate title that indicates the main idea of the selection.
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Main Idea 2
Learners read short paragraphs, summarize the passage in one sentence, and then develop an appropriate title that indicates the main idea of the selection. Part of a series of exercises designed to build literary skills.
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“Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” Readers not only identify aphorisms in Emerson's "Self Reliance," but also find evidence of transcendental elements contained in the essay. They also demonstrate consistency...
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Outlines and Organization: Sample Outline
Provide your essay writers with a sample essay outline. Richly detailed, this two-page handout not only describes the necessary parts of an outline, but also explains the purpose of each section. A model outline is also included.
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Writing Exciting Paragraphs
In these paragraph writing worksheets, students study the definitions and example sentences for the topic sentence, the body, and the concluding sentence in a paragraph. Students then read a sample paragraph and answer several review...
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Grade 6 Language Arts Book 3
In this grade 6 language arts book 3 worksheet, 6th graders read 2 passages and write 4 paragraphs using details from the passages.
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Language Arts Book 3 Grade 4 Writing Skills
In this language arts book 3 grade 4 writing skills worksheet, 4th graders read 2 passages, write short answers to 3 questions then write a short essay about one of the passages.
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Second Grade Language Arts: Topic Sentences
In this second grade language art topic sentences worksheet, student read short paragraphs and pick the best topic sentence for each one.
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Grade 4 Language Arts Test Book 3
In this grade 4 language arts test book 3 worksheet, 4th graders read a passage and answer 2 questions by writing a paragraph using supporting details.
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Grade 5 Language Arts Test Book 1
In this grade 5 language arts test book 1 worksheet, 5th graders read 4 passages, answer 20 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format, then write a paragraph with supporting details.
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Every Day Edit - Hawaii, American's 50th State
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Hawaii. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Learning To Summarize
For this learning to summarize worksheet, learners interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about summarizing information from a given passage, then click to check their answers.
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Key Sentences
In this key sentences activity, students read the sentences and select the key sentence for each example and the main idea.
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Selective Underlining
In this problem solving activity, students read a three paragraph passage and underline the main idea and supporting details. Students must infer the main idea if it is not directly stated.
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Completing a Piece of Text
Here's a worksheet to help advanced ESL learners work on reading comprehension. Students read an article about Google and decide where in the article each of the missing sentences belong.
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Applying SQ3R to Texts
After a review of the SQ3R strategy, readers use the provided prompts to respond to a text. The value of this worksheet is in the additional questions that move the learner into higher levels of reasoning.