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 the fox used the goat to escape?

A."The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out."
B."He was still sitting there."
C."Is the water good?"

2.Which words from the Anansi tale prove Anansi was greedy?

A."Rabbit agreed."
B."They have been thin ever since."
C."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."

3.Which words prove the violin meant a lot to Great-Aunt Sylvie?

A."She went very quiet."
B."Great-Aunt Sylvie came for Christmas."
C."Nobody in our family plays anything."

4.Which words prove Jon was troubled by Priya's idea?

A."JON puts the lid down slowly."
B."It was here on Tuesday."
C."Boxes everywhere."

5.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."

6.Which words prove Halim solved the problem himself?

A."The bus was going the other way."
B."Mrs. Achebe asked what happened."
C."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."

7.Which words prove Halim kept calm?

A."He thought about crying and decided against it."
B."He was twenty minutes late."
C."His stomach dropped."

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 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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