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Main Topic and Key Details is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on naming the topic and the facts that support it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Main Topic and Key Details

RI.1.2

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Milk Gets to the Shop

A dairy cow is milked twice a day, in the morning and the evening. The milk goes straight into a cold tank. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk. A tanker takes the milk to a dairy. There it is heated for a few seconds to kill germs, then cooled again fast. This is called pasteurising. Last, the milk is poured into bottles and driven to the shop.

  1. 1. How often is a dairy cow milked?
  2. 2. What is the heating step called?
  3. 3. Where does the milk go straight after milking?
  4. 4. What is the main idea of this text?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

What Roots Do

Roots grow down while the stem grows up. They do two jobs. First, roots hold the plant in the ground. A tall tree in a storm stays up because its roots spread wide under the soil. Second, roots drink. Tiny hairs on the roots take in water from the soil. The water travels up the stem to the leaves. A plant with damaged roots wilts, even if it is watered.

  1. 1. Which way do roots grow?
  2. 2. What is the main idea of this text?
  3. 3. How many jobs do roots do?
  4. 4. What takes in water from the soil?

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Answer key — Main Topic and Key Details

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Twice a day. 2. Pasteurising. 3. Into a cold tank. 4. The steps milk goes through between the cow and the shop.
  2. 2.1. Down, while the stem grows up. 2. Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water for it. 3. Two. 4. Tiny hairs on the roots.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.