Central Idea Worksheets

Identifying the Central Idea

About this Worksheet: This identifying the central idea grades 6-12 worksheet features a reading passage about the Amazon Rainforest, covering its biodiversity, climate importance, and the threat of deforestation. Students write the main idea of the paragraph in their own words, identify the evidence the author presents to support the central idea, and write two supporting ideas for the main idea. This worksheet includes a definition box for both central idea and supporting details to help guide students. This identifying the central idea worksheet is a strong resource for building advanced reading comprehension and textual evidence skills.

This worksheet is suitable for 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, and 12th grade.