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 17 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.
Canals suited heavy goods
Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen
Textile jobs fell sharply
Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze
A.Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts
B.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
C.About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990
D.Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Sleep cleans the brain
Bees are vital to farming
Rainforests hold huge variety
Recycling saves energy
A.Fluid washes waste proteins away at night
B.Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen
C.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
D.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Canals suited heavy goods — B (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat) 2. Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen — A (Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts) 3. Textile jobs fell sharply — C (About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990) 4. Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze — D (Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill)
2.1. Sleep cleans the brain — A (Fluid washes waste proteins away at night) 2. Bees are vital to farming — B (Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen) 3. Rainforests hold huge variety — D (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 4. Recycling saves energy — C (Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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