Two or More Main Ideas is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on matching each main idea to the detail that supports it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Two or More Main Ideas
RI.5.2
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Coffee spread through meeting places
Vaccines train the immune system
Recycling saves energy
Tea spread through one company's trade
A.The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ
B.The East India Company controlled it for two centuries
C.Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument
D.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Rainforests hold huge variety
Bees are vital to farming
Sleep strengthens memory
Canals suited heavy goods
A.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
B.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
C.Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen
D.Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Coffee spread through meeting places — C (Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument) 2. Vaccines train the immune system — A (The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ) 3. Recycling saves energy — D (Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power) 4. Tea spread through one company's trade — B (The East India Company controlled it for two centuries)
2.1. Rainforests hold huge variety — B (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 2. Bees are vital to farming — C (Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen) 3. Sleep strengthens memory — D (Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted) 4. Canals suited heavy goods — A (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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