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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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.
Multitasking is mostly switching
Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen
Canals suited heavy goods
Coffee spread through meeting places
A.Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts
B.Each change of task costs a fraction of a second
C.Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument
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
Tea spread through one company's trade
Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze
Recycling saves energy
A.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
B.About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990
C.Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill
D.The East India Company controlled it for two centuries
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Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Multitasking is mostly switching — B (Each change of task costs a fraction of a second) 2. Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen — A (Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts) 3. Canals suited heavy goods — D (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat) 4. Coffee spread through meeting places — C (Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument)
2.1. Textile jobs fell sharply — B (About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990) 2. Tea spread through one company's trade — D (The East India Company controlled it for two centuries) 3. Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze — C (Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill) 4. Recycling saves energy — A (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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