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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

NameDate

Circle the words that prove it.

1.Which words prove Priya was certain about the shelf?
  • A."That is worse."
  • B."I dusted it. I am sure."
  • C."You are sure it was this shelf?"
2.Which words prove Jon was troubled by Priya's idea?
  • A."Boxes everywhere."
  • B."JON puts the lid down slowly."
  • C."It was here on Tuesday."
3.Which words from the Anansi tale prove Anansi was greedy?
  • A."Rabbit agreed."
  • B."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  • C."They have been thin ever since."
4.Which words prove finding the new address was not easy?
  • A."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."
  • B."The shoebox held ninety-two letters."
  • C."His neighbor Ada asked why."
5.Which words prove Halim solved the problem himself?
  • A."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  • B."Mrs. Achebe asked what happened."
  • C."The bus was going the other way."
6.Which words prove the fox could not climb out of the well alone?
  • A."A goat came by and looked down."
  • B."The goat jumped in."
  • C."The walls were smooth and far too high to climb."
7.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."
8.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."

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Answer key — Answer with the Text

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."I dusted it. I am sure."
  2. 2."JON puts the lid down slowly."
  3. 3."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  4. 4."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."
  5. 5."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  6. 6."The walls were smooth and far too high to climb."
  7. 7."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."
  8. 8."He kept writing them anyway."

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.