Finding Relevant Details
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using relevant details to support main ideas in writing.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember that relevant details are facts, examples, or descriptions that directly support the main idea of a text.
Read the passage below. Then, answer the questions that follow.
The Amazon Rainforest is an amazing place, full of unique plants and animals. It's so big that it covers parts of nine different countries in South America. Scientists have discovered millions of different insect species there, and many more are still unknown. The rainforest is also home to sloths, jaguars, and colorful macaws. Unfortunately, large areas of the Amazon are being cut down every year, which threatens the animals and plants that live there. My favorite color is blue. Protecting the Amazon Rainforest is important for the whole planet.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. List three relevant details from the passage that support the main idea.
3. Which sentence in the passage is NOT a relevant detail to the main idea?
4. Main Idea: Dogs make great pets.
Which of the following is the MOST relevant detail to support this main idea?
Dogs can learn tricks and play games.
Some cats are fluffy.
Dogs need to be walked every day.
Fish live in water.
5. Main Idea: Recycling helps the environment.
Which of the following is the LEAST relevant detail to support this main idea?
It reduces the amount of waste in landfills.
It saves energy by using fewer new resources.
Some recycling bins are blue.
It reduces pollution from manufacturing.
Complete the following sentences with a relevant detail that supports the main idea.
6. Going to the library is a great way to learn new things. You can .
7. Exercise is important for a healthy body. It helps to .
8. Bees are very important insects. They help to .
9. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about your favorite animal. Make sure to include a main idea and at least two relevant details to support it.
Read each statement and decide if it is true or false.
10. All details in a paragraph are relevant to the main idea.
True
False
11. Relevant details help the reader understand the main idea better.
True
False