Let’s solve the two questions step by step, using the story and definitions provided.
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Question 1: What is this whole story mostly about? Choose the answer.
Options:
- Grandpa’s garden
- Luca and the chickens
- Luca’s favorite animal
✔ Correct Answer: Luca and the chickens
Explanation:
The main idea of a story is what the *whole* story is *mostly about*. Let’s look at the story:
- It begins by introducing Luca’s grandpa on a farm (setting).
- Then it focuses on Luca’s fear of chickens when he was little.
- The story describes how the chickens chased him while he was feeding them.
- His grandpa teaches him how to shoo them away.
- Finally, Luca isn’t afraid anymore — even though he still doesn’t like them much.
Every part of the story revolves around Luca’s experience with the chickens — his fear, his interaction with them, and how he overcomes that fear. The garden and other animals are mentioned, but they’re background details. The story isn’t about Luca’s favorite animal (it never says he has one), nor is the garden the focus — it’s just where things happen.
So, the main idea is
“Luca and the chickens.”
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Question 2: Which of these is a small piece of information from the story that makes the story more interesting? Choose the answer.
Options:
- Luca drew a picture of the farm.
- Luca helped pick the vegetables.
- The chickens said “Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
✔ Correct Answer: The chickens said “Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
Explanation:
Supporting details are small pieces of information that make the story more interesting or help explain the main idea.
Let’s check each option:
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✘ “Luca drew a picture of the farm.” → This is not mentioned in the story at all. So it can’t be a detail from the story.
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✘ “Luca helped pick the vegetables.” → The story says Luca helped feed the chickens — not pick vegetables. That’s made up.
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✔ “The chickens said ‘Cluck, cluck, cluck!’” → This is directly from the story! It’s a fun, vivid detail that helps us imagine the scene — the chickens chasing Luca while making noise. It adds emotion and action, making the story more interesting.
This is a classic supporting detail — it supports the main idea (Luca’s fear and interaction with the chickens) by adding sensory detail (sound).
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
Luca and the chickens
2.
The chickens said “Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
These answers correctly identify the main idea and a supporting detail based on the text.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of main idea supporting details worksheet.
