Identifying the Main Idea

Students Name_____________________________
Class Period # ________Date__________________
Directions: The word list below is for this word search AND the
accompanying crossword puzzle. Find words vertically, horizontally,
diagonally, forwards, and backwards.

F
I
R
S
T

M
E U
M D S
O K
T
I
T
O K E
N E P
B H Y
R O
H X
E J
Q
M
Y
L
O

about
bees
cold
contest

S
B
V
D
P
J
X
U
Z
A
A
A

Z
V
U
E
C
C
H
C
S
B
I
Q

G
J
R
A
O
A
X
T
O

T
T
I
B
N
D
Z
U

D
P
W
A
T
I
T
Y

Q
E
A
P
E
R
B

I
W
T
T
S
E
R

H
V
A
T
C
T

L
N
details
directly
expert
rst

Y
D
N
I
T
W

Y
K
T
Q
L
D

G
V
O
G
Y
S
S
I

N
D
L
P
D
Q
U
I
T

G
I
M
K
I
P
P
S
H
L
L
I
E

O
A
O
D
H
E
O
O
R
W
U

L
C
I
U
P
I
R
F
R
L

C
R
N
E
R
C
P
N
A
M
E
S
I F F
O B S

groups
harry
last
main

W
D
A
P
R
P
Y
T
G
Y
H

G
Q
K
W
V
S
P
H
W
Z

L
K
S
A
F
T
Q
U
L

O
H
R
K

Y
I K T
Y W U
R D

moon
names
support
topic

Language Arts Presenter, Idenfying the Main Idea Word Search, Copyright 2013 by Chad Manis. All rights reserved.

Identifying the Main Idea

Students Name____________________________________
Class Period # _____________Date____________________
Directions: The words in the accompanying word search are the same words
that go into this crossword.

Across
4 Houdini was an _____ at
escaping is the main idea
of one paragraph.

2
3

5 The topic is what the

paragraph is _____.

6 The main idea of one

paragraph was that
Melissa was catching a
_____.

7 The _____ idea of the

paragraph is the most
important thing the
author says about the
topic.
8 The author uses facts and
details to _____ the main
idea.
11 The main idea of a
paragraph usually appears
in the _____ sentence.
12 Musicians in an orchestra
are arranged in _____.

10

11
12

13

13 Somemes the author

does not state the main
idea _____.

14

15

15 Groups of animals have

special _____.
3 When the main idea is not
stated, the supporng _____
can be used to gure it out.

Down
1 Use strategies to avoid
being stung by _____.

6 The topic of one paragraph is

a sandwich-eang _____.

2 Aerodynamics is the study

of air in _____.

9 The _____ of the paragraph is

the subject of the paragraph.

10 _____ Houdini was the topic

of one paragraph.
14 Somemes the main idea is
stated in the _____ sentence
of the paragraph.

Language Arts Presenter, Idenfying the Main Idea Crossword Puzzle, Copyright 2013 by Chad Manis. All rights reserved.