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Main Idea & Details: The Girl Who Loved to Tinker

A free printable main idea & details: the girl who loved to tinker reading worksheet — phonics, sight words, comprehension and fluency practice, ready to print. Great for elementary and up.

Main Idea & Details Name Score Read the passage. Write the main idea and three details. The Girl Who Loved to Tinker As a child, Mae took apart every broken clock and radio she could find. Her family did not have much money for new toys. So Mae built her own from spare parts and scraps of wood. Teachers said girls did not become engineers, but Mae did not listen. She studied hard and went to a college far from home. Years later, Mae designed machines that help doctors see inside the body. She always told students that a good idea can come from anyone. Main idea: Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3:

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