Supporting Details Worksheets for Grade 4 English Language Arts

📚 Discovering Supporting Details: Your Grade 4 ELA Guide!

Supporting details are super important in reading! Think of them as the special clues or reasons that help explain the main idea of what you're reading. Every story, article, or paragraph usually has one big idea, and supporting details are the sentences that give you more information, examples, or facts to make that main idea clear and believable. They often answer questions like 'who, what, when, where, why, and how' about the main point.

For Grade 4, learning to spot these details helps you understand texts much better. When you can find the main idea and then pick out the sentences that support it, you become a stronger reader and writer. It’s like building a strong house: the main idea is the roof, and the supporting details are the sturdy walls holding it up! Without good supporting details, the main idea might not make sense or feel complete.

📝 Part A: Vocabulary Challenge!

• 💡 Main Idea: What a text is mostly about.
• 🔍 Supporting Detail: Facts, examples, or reasons that help explain the main idea.
• 🎯 Evidence: Information used to show that something is true.
• 📖 Topic Sentence: A sentence that tells what a paragraph is mostly about.
• ✍️ Paragraph: A group of sentences that work together to explain one main idea.

✍️ Part B: Complete the Sentences!

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word from Part A.

When you read a story, it's important to find the ______ (main idea). The ______ (supporting details) are sentences that give you more information about it. They ______ (explain) the main idea and make it clear. Without good ______ (supporting details), the main idea might not be fully understood.

🧠 Part C: Think Critically!

Read the following paragraph:

'Dogs make wonderful pets. They are loyal companions and often protect their owners. Many dogs are also very playful and enjoy activities like fetch or going for walks. Plus, they can be trained to do many tricks and follow commands.'

• ❓ Question: What is the main idea of this paragraph? List two sentences from the paragraph that are supporting details for that main idea.