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 20 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
Recycling saves energy
Rainforests hold huge variety
Bees are vital to farming
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.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Sleep strengthens memory
Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze
Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen
Sleep cleans the brain
A.Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill
B.Fluid washes waste proteins away at night
C.Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted
D.Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Canals suited heavy goods — A (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat) 2. Recycling saves energy — D (Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power) 3. Rainforests hold huge variety — B (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 4. Bees are vital to farming — C (Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen)
2.1. Sleep strengthens memory — C (Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted) 2. Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze — A (Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill) 3. Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen — D (Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts) 4. Sleep cleans the brain — B (Fluid washes waste proteins away at night)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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