Worksheet 1

Lesson 8 • Clothes and Costumes

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Finding the Main Idea

The main idea of a text is its key point. It sums up what the text is about.

Read the passage.

Circle the sentence that
Soldiers tells the main idea.
Clothes can help us in different
ways. Soldiers wear special clothes.
Roman soldiers wore armor and
helmets. Knights also wore armor Knights liked wearing
and helmets. Today, soldiers special clothes.
wear clothes made of special
material to help them fight. Soldiers like to fight.

Read the passage.

Circle the sentence that tells
Clothes Around the World
the main idea.
Many countries have
different special clothes. Indian women like wearing the sari.
Traditional clothes are worn
at special events. Many Many countries have special clothes.
Indian women wear the
sari. Many Japanese women
Events are special in different places.
get married in a kimono.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

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 Worksheet 2

Lesson 8 • Clothes and Costumes

Name

Read the passage.

Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens wear crowns
for special events. A queen
has many crowns to choose
from. Crowns are passed down
in royal families. Crowns are
made from precious metals
and have many jewels.

1 Who wears a crown?

2 When will a queen wear a crown?

3 What are crowns made from?

4 What is the main idea?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

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