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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 Halim kept calm?
  • A."He was twenty minutes late."
  • B."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  • C."His stomach dropped."
2.Which words prove the violin meant a lot to Great-Aunt Sylvie?
  • A."Nobody in our family plays anything."
  • B."Great-Aunt Sylvie came for Christmas."
  • C."She went very quiet."
3.Which words prove Grace had learned by watching her father?
  • A."Three ships had already turned back."
  • B."She trimmed the wick the way she had watched a hundred times."
  • C."He was ill in bed."
4.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."
5.Which words prove Jon was troubled by Priya's idea?
  • A."It was here on Tuesday."
  • B."Boxes everywhere."
  • C."JON puts the lid down slowly."
6.Which words prove the fox used the goat to escape?
  • A."The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out."
  • B."Is the water good?"
  • C."He was still sitting there."
7.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."
8.Which words prove nobody had played the violin for a long time?
  • A."Then she asked for more potatoes."
  • B."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."
  • C."She opened it."

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Answer key — Answer with the Text

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  2. 2."She went very quiet."
  3. 3."She trimmed the wick the way she had watched a hundred times."
  4. 4."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  5. 5."JON puts the lid down slowly."
  6. 6."The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out."
  7. 7."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  8. 8."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."

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.