Multimedia in a Presentation is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing where a graphic develops the main idea, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Multimedia in a Presentation
SL.5.5
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
What Sleep Is For
Sleep is not switching off. Parts of the brain are busier asleep than awake.
Two claims are well supported. The first is that sleep consolidates memory: during deep sleep, the day's experiences are replayed and moved from short-term storage into long-term. Interrupt deep sleep and recall of the previous day drops measurably.
The second is that sleep clears waste. The spaces between brain cells widen during sleep, and fluid washes through, removing proteins that build up while awake.
A third claim — that a particular number of hours suits everybody — is not supported. Need varies with age and between individuals, and self-reported sleep is unreliable.
Teenagers are a special case. Their body clocks genuinely shift later at puberty, which is a biological fact rather than a preference, and school start times mostly ignore it.
1. Determine two main ideas of this text and explain how details support each.
2. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Can You Do Two Things at Once?
People say they multitask. Mostly they do not.
The brain can run two tasks together only if at least one is automatic. Walking and talking works because walking is automatic for an adult. Reading and listening to speech does not, because both need the same language system.
What feels like multitasking is usually rapid switching. Each switch costs time — a fraction of a second to disengage and re-engage — and the costs add up. In experiments, people doing two tasks alternately take substantially longer in total than doing them one after the other, and make more errors.
They also do not notice. Switching feels efficient because you are busy the whole time.
The practical conclusion is unpopular but consistent: for anything demanding, doing one thing at a time is faster.
1. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
2. Determine two main ideas of this text and explain how details support each.
LessonPrint · SL.5.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Multimedia in a Presentation
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. First, sleep consolidates memory — supported by the replay and the drop in recall. Second, sleep clears waste — supported by the widening spaces and the fluid. 2. The widened spaces between brain cells with fluid moving through them.
2.1. Two tasks alternating with a gap at each switch, against the same two done in sequence. 2. First, real multitasking needs an automatic task — supported by walking and talking. Second, switching costs time and accuracy — supported by the experimental result.
Questions about Multimedia in a Presentation
What does the Multimedia in a Presentation worksheet cover?
It practises choosing where a graphic develops the main idea — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core SL.5.5: Use graphics and sound in a presentation where they strengthen the idea. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Multimedia in a Presentation practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.5 — SL.5.5, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Multimedia in a Presentation is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on SL.5.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Multimedia in a Presentation come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Multimedia in a Presentation can I print?
25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Multimedia in a Presentation free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Multimedia in a Presentation, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach SL.5.5?
Yes — “Multimedia in a Presentation” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for SL.5.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Multimedia in a Presentation is the practice that follows it.
More practice for SL.5.5
Use graphics and sound in a presentation where they strengthen the idea.
Teaching this next? Multimedia in a Presentation is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.