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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 Mr. Ellis did not give up on his sister?
  • A."He kept writing them anyway."
  • B."Ada went home."
  • C."Address unknown."
2.Which words from the Anansi tale prove Anansi was greedy?
  • A."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  • B."They have been thin ever since."
  • C."Rabbit agreed."
3.Which words prove Halim kept calm?
  • A."His stomach dropped."
  • B."He was twenty minutes late."
  • C."He thought about crying and decided against it."
4.Which words prove finding the new address was not easy?
  • A."His neighbor Ada asked why."
  • B."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."
  • C."The shoebox held ninety-two letters."
5.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."
6.Which words prove the job was hard for Grace?
  • A."Her arms shook so much on the second trip that she had to sit down."
  • B."She decided not to think about it."
  • C."Grace's father kept the lighthouse."
7.Which words prove Halim solved the problem himself?
  • A."The bus was going the other way."
  • B."He worked out that the 41 came back the same way."
  • C."Mrs. Achebe asked what happened."
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 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."He kept writing them anyway."
  2. 2."By noon he had eight webs tied to eight legs."
  3. 3."He thought about crying and decided against it."
  4. 4."It took her three weeks and eleven phone calls."
  5. 5."I dusted it. I am sure."
  6. 6."Her arms shook so much on the second trip that she had to sit down."
  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.