CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 : First Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

About RI.1.2

Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

Here is a collection of our common core aligned worksheets for core standard RI.1.2.

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RI.1.A      RI.1.2

Worksheet: First Grade

Finding the Main Idea


Read the paragraph about 'Jeremy and His Pet Dog'. Find the main idea and answer the questions.

Core Standard: RI.1.2


Worksheet: First Grade

Finding the Main Idea


Read the paragraph to find the main idea. Answer the questions.

Core Standard: RI.1.2


Worksheet: First Grade

Personal Story


Read the story. Circle the key words that tell the order in which things/events happen, then write the topic sentence.

Core Standard: RI.1.2


Worksheet: First Grade

Descriptive Paragraph


Read the descriptive paragraph. Then answer the related questions.

Core Standard: RI.1.2


Worksheet: First Grade

Main Idea and Details


Circle the detail that supports the main idea.

Core Standard: RI.1.2



Again, we encourage you to see more printable worksheets in common core standard RI.1.A .