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.

Bats

Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Their wings are made of thin skin stretched between long finger bones. Most bats come out at night. They find their way by making high squeaks. The squeaks bounce off things and come back. The bat listens to the echo and knows what is ahead. Many bats eat insects. One small bat can eat a thousand insects in a night.

1. What are a bat's wings made of?
2. When do most bats come out?
3. What is the main idea of this text?
4. How many insects can one small bat eat in a night?

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Owls

Owls hunt at night. Their eyes are very large, so they can see when there is almost no light. An owl's feathers have soft edges. This makes their wings quiet. A mouse cannot hear an owl coming. Owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. Instead, they turn their whole head. An owl can turn its head much further than you can.

1. Why are an owl's eyes very large?
2. What makes an owl's wings quiet?
3. What is the main idea of this text?
4. When do owls hunt?

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Answer key — Main Topic and Key Details

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Thin skin stretched between long finger bones. 2. At night. 3. Bats are flying mammals that use sound to find their way at night. 4. A thousand.
2.1. So they can see when there is almost no light. 2. The soft edges of its feathers. 3. Owls have special body parts that help them hunt at night. 4. At night.

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