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 24 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.
Rainforests hold huge variety
Tea spread through one company's trade
Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen
Bees are vital to farming
A.The East India Company controlled it for two centuries
B.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
C.Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts
D.Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Sleep cleans the brain
Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze
Recycling saves energy
Canals suited heavy goods
A.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
B.Fluid washes waste proteins away at night
C.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
D.Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill
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Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Rainforests hold huge variety — B (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 2. Tea spread through one company's trade — A (The East India Company controlled it for two centuries) 3. Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen — C (Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts) 4. Bees are vital to farming — D (Many fruit crops need bees to carry pollen)
2.1. Sleep cleans the brain — B (Fluid washes waste proteins away at night) 2. Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze — D (Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill) 3. Recycling saves energy — A (Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power) 4. Canals suited heavy goods — C (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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