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Answer with the Text is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on choosing the words from a story that prove an answer, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.1. It prints 8 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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Answer with the Text

RL.3.1

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Circle the words that prove it.

1.Which words prove nobody had played the violin for a long time?
  • A."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."
  • B."She opened it."
  • C."Then she asked for more potatoes."
2.Which words prove Priya was certain about the shelf?
  • A."I dusted it. I am sure."
  • B."That is worse."
  • C."You are sure it was this shelf?"
3.Which words prove Halim kept calm?
  • A."He was twenty minutes late."
  • B."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  • C."His stomach dropped."
4.Which words prove Halim solved the problem himself?
  • A."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  • B."The bus was going the other way."
  • C."Mrs. Achebe asked what happened."
5.Which words prove Mr. Ellis did not give up on his sister?
  • A."Ada went home."
  • B."He kept writing them anyway."
  • C."Address unknown."
6.Which words prove the violin meant a lot to Great-Aunt Sylvie?
  • A."She went very quiet."
  • B."Great-Aunt Sylvie came for Christmas."
  • C."Nobody in our family plays anything."
7.Which words from the Anansi tale prove Anansi was greedy?
  • A."They have been thin ever since."
  • B."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  • C."Rabbit agreed."
8.Which words prove Grace had learned by watching her father?
  • A."She trimmed the wick the way she had watched a hundred times."
  • B."Three ships had already turned back."
  • C."He was ill in bed."

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Answer key — Answer with the Text

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."
  2. 2."I dusted it. I am sure."
  3. 3."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  4. 4."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  5. 5."He kept writing them anyway."
  6. 6."She went very quiet."
  7. 7."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  8. 8."She trimmed the wick the way she had watched a hundred times."

More practice for RL.3.1

Answer questions about a story by pointing at the words that prove it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.