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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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.
Vaccines train the immune system
Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen
Sleep cleans the brain
Coffee spread through meeting places
A.Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts
B.Fluid washes waste proteins away at night
C.Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument
D.The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Canals suited heavy goods
Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze
Sleep strengthens memory
Rainforests hold huge variety
A.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
B.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
C.Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted
D.Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Vaccines train the immune system — D (The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ) 2. Standard gauge was inherited, not chosen — A (Early rails copied the wheel spacing of colliery carts) 3. Sleep cleans the brain — B (Fluid washes waste proteins away at night) 4. Coffee spread through meeting places — C (Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument)
2.1. Canals suited heavy goods — B (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat) 2. Old London Bridge helped the Thames freeze — D (Its wide piers slowed the water almost to a standstill) 3. Sleep strengthens memory — C (Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted) 4. Rainforests hold huge variety — A (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species)
More practice for RI.5.2
Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarize.
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