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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 the job was hard for Grace?
  • A."Grace's father kept the lighthouse."
  • B."She decided not to think about it."
  • C."Her arms shook so much on the second trip that she had to sit down."
2.Which words prove Priya was certain about the shelf?
  • A."You are sure it was this shelf?"
  • B."That is worse."
  • C."I dusted it. I am sure."
3.Which words prove Jon was troubled by Priya's idea?
  • A."Boxes everywhere."
  • B."It was here on Tuesday."
  • C."JON puts the lid down slowly."
4.Which words prove Mr. Ellis did not give up on his sister?
  • A."He kept writing them anyway."
  • B."Ada went home."
  • C."Address unknown."
5.Which words prove finding the new address was not easy?
  • A."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."
  • B."His neighbor Ada asked why."
  • C."The shoebox held ninety-two letters."
6.Which words prove Halim kept calm?
  • A."He was twenty minutes late."
  • B."His stomach dropped."
  • C."He thought about crying and decided against it."
7.Which words prove Halim solved the problem himself?
  • A."Mrs. Achebe asked what happened."
  • B."The bus was going the other way."
  • C."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
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."He was ill in bed."
  • C."Three ships had already turned back."

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Answer key — Answer with the Text

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."Her arms shook so much on the second trip that she had to sit down."
  2. 2."I dusted it. I am sure."
  3. 3."JON puts the lid down slowly."
  4. 4."He kept writing them anyway."
  5. 5."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."
  6. 6."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  7. 7."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  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.