Language Arts Lesson 4
Reading Comprehension (K-3)
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Instruction 4-8
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Worksheet 5
Date:__________________
Finding the Details
Giant Pandas
Giant pandas are Chinese bears that are
black and white. They are large mammals almost
extinct, which means that there aren’t very many
of them.
The largest pandas grow to be about 250
pounds, about the weight of a large adult. They
are about 6 feet long and 3 feet tall. Their tails are
very small, only about 6 inches long.
Pandas only eat bamboo. Since the bamboo
is very low in nutrition, they have to eat 40 pounds
of it daily! This means they have to eat 12 hours a
day!
Directions: Use the words from the Word Bank to finish each sentence.
extinct
Chinese
hours
pounds
bamboo
1. Giant Pandas are ______________________ bears that
are black and white.
2. Pandas eat _____________________________.
3. Pandas are almost __________________________, which
means there aren’t very many of them left.
4. Pandas grow to be about 250 _____________.
5. Pandas eat 12 ____________ a day!
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© B. J. Subbiondo 2003
Language Arts Lesson 4
Reading Comprehension (K-3)
www.etap.org
Name:__________________
Instruction 4-8
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Worksheet 5
Date:__________________
Finding the Details
Giant Pandas
Giant pandas are Chinese bears that are
black and white. They are large mammals almost
extinct, which means that there aren’t very many
of them.
The largest pandas grow to be about 250
pounds, about the weight of a large adult. They
are about 6 feet long and 3 feet tall. Their tails are
very small, only about 6 inches long.
Pandas only eat bamboo. Since the bamboo
is very low in nutrition, they have to eat 40 pounds
of it daily! This means they have to eat 12 hours a
day!
Directions: Use the words from the Word Bank to finish each sentence.
extinct
Chinese
hours
pounds
bamboo
1. Giant Pandas are Chinese bears that are black and
white.
2. Pandas eat bamboo.
3. Pandas are almost extinct, which means there aren’t
very many of them left.
4. Pandas grow to be about 250 pounds.
5. Pandas eat 12 hours a day!
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© B. J. Subbiondo 2003