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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 solved the problem himself?
  • A."Mrs. Achebe asked what happened."
  • B."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  • C."The bus was going the other way."
2.Which words prove the fox used the goat to escape?
  • A."He was still sitting there."
  • B."The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out."
  • C."Is the water good?"
3.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."
4.Which words prove nobody had played the violin for a long time?
  • A."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."
  • B."Then she asked for more potatoes."
  • C."She opened it."
5.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."
6.Which words prove Mr. Ellis did not give up on his sister?
  • A."He kept writing them anyway."
  • B."Address unknown."
  • C."Ada went home."
7.Which words prove the fox could not climb out of the well alone?
  • A."The goat jumped in."
  • B."The walls were smooth and far too high to climb."
  • C."A goat came by and looked down."
8.Which words prove finding the new address was not easy?
  • A."The shoebox held ninety-two letters."
  • B."His neighbor Ada asked why."
  • C."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."

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Answer key — Answer with the Text

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  2. 2."The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out."
  3. 3."She trimmed the wick the way she had watched a hundred times."
  4. 4."Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose."
  5. 5."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  6. 6."He kept writing them anyway."
  7. 7."The walls were smooth and far too high to climb."
  8. 8."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."

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.