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 22 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.
Recycling saves energy
Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen
Rainforests hold huge variety
Canals suited heavy goods
A.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
B.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
C.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
D.Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Sleep cleans the brain
Textile jobs fell sharply
Vaccines train the immune system
Sleep strengthens memory
A.Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted
B.About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990
C.The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ
D.Fluid washes waste proteins away at night
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Recycling saves energy — C (Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power) 2. Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen — D (Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts) 3. Rainforests hold huge variety — B (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 4. Canals suited heavy goods — A (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat)
2.1. Sleep cleans the brain — D (Fluid washes waste proteins away at night) 2. Textile jobs fell sharply — B (About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990) 3. Vaccines train the immune system — C (The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ) 4. Sleep strengthens memory — A (Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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