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