Let’s solve this step by step, based on the passage and the definitions given.
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Understanding the Concepts:
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Main Idea: What the *whole story is mostly about*.
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Supporting Detail: A *small piece of information* that makes the story more interesting or helps explain the main idea.
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Question 1: What is this whole story mostly about?
We are to choose from:
- Grandpa’s garden
- Luca and the chickens
- Luca’s favorite animal
Let’s analyze the story:
> “Luca’s grandpa lives on a farm... When Luca was little, he was afraid of the chickens... the chickens chased him... his grandpa showed him how to shoo the chickens... Luca still doesn’t like the chickens much, but he isn’t afraid of them now. He feels very grown up.”
The story focuses on
Luca’s experience with chickens — his fear, how he overcame it, and how he feels afterward. While the farm and garden are mentioned, they’re just the setting. The story doesn’t say which animal is Luca’s favorite — in fact, it says he *still doesn’t like* the chickens much.
✔ 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?
We are to choose from:
- Luca drew a picture of the farm.
- Luca helped pick the vegetables.
- The chickens said “Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
Let’s check each option against the text:
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✘ “Luca drew a picture of the farm.” → Not mentioned at all.
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✘ “Luca helped pick the vegetables.” → Not mentioned. The story says he helped feed the chickens, not pick vegetables.
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✔ “The chickens said ‘Cluck, cluck, cluck!’” → This is directly from the story:
> “the chickens chased him, crying, ‘Cluck, cluck, cluck!’”
This is a
supporting detail — it adds flavor and action to the scene, making it more vivid and interesting. It’s not the main point, but it helps us imagine what happened.
✔ So, the correct answer is:
The chickens said “Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Luca and the chickens
2. The chickens said “Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
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These answers match both the content of the story and the definitions provided at the top of the page.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of theme topic main idea and supporting details worksheet.
