Identifying Main Idea, Key
Sentence, and Supporting
Details from Text Listened to
1. Our country has vast seas and fishing
grounds. 2.We have forests that abound in
lumber and wild game. 3.We have mineral
deposits. 4. We abound in plant life. 5.Our
country is truly blessed with natural resources.
Main Idea: The passage is about
_____________________________________
____.
Key sentence _____________
Supporting details _____________
Finding the main idea is one of
the most challenging reading
strategies to teach because we do
not only have to comprehend the
passage but we also have to figure
out which information is the most
important,
without
getting
sidetracked in the details.
Supporting Details Main Idea
1. He can draw. Kyle is a painter too. He is
interested in some creative arts around.
Whenever he goes, Kyle brings his pencil. He
does some sketches when great ideas come
along.
Main Idea
_____ a. Kyle is an artist.
_____ b. Kyle is an engineer.
_____ c. Kyle is a bright boy.
_____ d. Kyle is a patient boy.
The main idea tells what the story,
poem or paragraph is all about. It
is also called the big idea and the
most important thought about the
topic. The topic is the person,
place, thing or idea being talked
about.
A key sentence is the sentence
directly stated from the paragraph
that expresses the main idea or topic
of the paragraph, story or poem. It
can be found at the beginning,
middle or last sentence of the
paragraph. But generally, it appears
at the beginning of the paragraph. It
is often the paragraph's very first
sentence.
•Supporting details or
small ideas tell more
about the main idea. They
give the important detail.
Write the main idea of the paragraph in the large box
below. Write the supporting details in the small boxes.
Proper waste disposal is important for the environment.
It can reduce risks to health problems. It also slows
down the rate of pollution. We can help our
environment to preserve its natural resources. We have
a better place to live in that’s why we should have
disposed of it in a safely and responsibly way.
Remember:
• Main Idea - tells what the paragraph is
mostly about.
• Key sentence- is a sentence that
expresses the main idea or topic of the
paragraph. It mostly comes in the
beginning of the paragraph.
• Supporting details- provide an
information that explains the main idea.
Check the letter of the correct answer by choosing the
main idea that is related to the supporting details given
below.
1. Ana is a great volleyball player. Ana has strong legs/high
vertical leap for blocking and skills in controlling the ball.
Most of her classmates think that she is the best volleyball
player they know.
_____ a. Ana is a great basketball player.
_____ b. Ana is the best volleyball player.
_____ c. She is the best badminton player.
_____ d. She is the best table tennis player.
2. They help clean the air we
breathe. They provide shade and shelter to people. We can
get food in trees.
_____ a. Beautiful Trees
_____ b. Trees are friendly
_____ c. Trees are important to people.
_____ d. Trees are not important to people.
3. The benefits of coconut trees from roots to shoots are
important. Almost every part has advantages. It can
produce herbal medicines, drinks, oil, and vinegar. It also
used to build houses and prevent floods.
_____ a. The benefits of the coconut tree.
_____ b. Disadvantages of the coconut tree.
_____ c. The advantages of coconut oil.
_____ d. The advantages of coconut root.
4. I love my family because they
are the source of my happiness and protection as well. All
of us bind with genuine love and care.
_____ a. I love myself
_____ b. I love my family
_____ c. I love my friends
_____ d. I love my classmates