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.
Sleep cleans the brain
Rainforests hold huge variety
Sleep strengthens memory
Tea spread through one company's trade
A.One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species
B.Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted
C.Fluid washes waste proteins away at night
D.The East India Company controlled it for two centuries
2.Write the letter of the detail that supports each main idea.
Vaccines train the immune system
Coffee spread through meeting places
Canals suited heavy goods
Recycling saves energy
A.The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ
B.Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument
C.Making cans from old aluminum uses far less power
D.One horse could pull thirty tons by boat
LessonPrint · RI.5.2 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two or More Main Ideas
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Sleep cleans the brain — C (Fluid washes waste proteins away at night) 2. Rainforests hold huge variety — A (One hectare can contain hundreds of tree species) 3. Sleep strengthens memory — B (Recall drops when deep sleep is interrupted) 4. Tea spread through one company's trade — D (The East India Company controlled it for two centuries)
2.1. Vaccines train the immune system — A (The body makes antibodies against a harmless piece of a germ) 2. Coffee spread through meeting places — B (Coffee houses opened in the 1650s for news and argument) 3. Canals suited heavy goods — D (One horse could pull thirty tons by boat) 4. Recycling saves energy — C (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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