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 23 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.
Textile jobs fell sharply
Multitasking is mostly switching
Recycling saves energy
Sleep strengthens memory
A.Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted
B.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
C.Each change of task costs a fraction of a second
D.About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Bees are vital to farming
Canals suited heavy goods
Rainforests hold huge variety
Coffee spread through meeting places
A.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
B.Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument
C.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
D.Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Textile jobs fell sharply — D (About four fifths were lost between 1965 and 1990) 2. Multitasking is mostly switching — C (Each change of task costs a fraction of a second) 3. Recycling saves energy — B (Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power) 4. Sleep strengthens memory — A (Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted)
2.1. Bees are vital to farming — D (Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen) 2. Canals suited heavy goods — C (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat) 3. Rainforests hold huge variety — A (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 4. Coffee spread through meeting places — B (Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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