Main Idea and Details
PDF readyRead the short passage, choose the main idea, and write two supporting details.
The School Garden
Our class planted a small garden beside the playground. First, we loosened the soil and placed seeds in rows. Then we gave the seeds water. After two weeks, tiny green leaves pushed through the soil. We learned that plants need sunlight, water, air, and space to grow. Each morning, two students checked the garden. They pulled weeds so the young plants would have room. By spring, we picked lettuce for a class salad. The garden taught us that careful daily work helps plants grow.
soil: the top layer of earth where plants can growweeds: unwanted plants that take space and water from other plants
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. Give one supporting detail about caring for the garden.
3. Give a second supporting detail about the garden.
4. Which title best fits the passage?
5. What does weeds mean in the passage?
Answer key
- The class learned how daily care helps a school garden grow.
- Students watered seeds or pulled weeds so young plants had room.
- The class loosened soil, planted seeds, and later picked lettuce.
- The School Garden
- Unwanted plants that take space and water from other plants.