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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. What is the main idea of this text?
  2. 2. How often is a dairy cow milked?
  3. 3. Where does the milk go straight after milking?
  4. 4. What is the heating step called?
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. 1. What makes an owl's wings quiet?
  2. 2. Why are an owl's eyes very large?
  3. 3. When do owls hunt?
  4. 4. What is the main idea of this text?

LessonPrint · RI.1.2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Main Topic and Key Details

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The steps milk goes through between the cow and the shop. 2. Twice a day. 3. Into a cold tank. 4. Pasteurising.
  2. 2.1. The soft edges of its feathers. 2. So they can see when there is almost no light. 3. At night. 4. Owls have special body parts that help them hunt 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.