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 Mr. Ellis did not give up on his sister?

A."Address unknown."
B."He kept writing them anyway."
C."Ada went home."

2.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."

3.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."

4.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."

5.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."

6.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."

7.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."

8.Which words prove the job was hard for Grace?

A."She decided not to think about it."
B."Her arms shook so much on the second trip that she had to sit down."
C."Grace's father kept the lighthouse."

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Answer key — Answer with the Text

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

1."He kept writing them anyway."
2."JON puts the lid down slowly."
3."The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out."
4."She trimmed the wick the way she had watched a hundred times."
5."She went very quiet."
6."I dusted it. I am sure."
7."He thought about crying and decided against it."
8."Her arms shook so much on the second trip that she had to sit down."

More practice for RL.3.1

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