Reasons from the Text is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on supporting an opinion with evidence from a text you have read, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 5 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Reasons from the Text
W.3.1
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Was the goat foolish, or was the fox cruel? Argue for one.
I stated my opinion
I used reasons from the fable
I used linking words
I wrote a conclusion
2.Explain why swallows migrate. Use cause-and-effect language.
I grouped my information
I used cause words
I used facts
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.3.1 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reasons from the Text
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A choice between the goat and the fox, argued from the fable's events.
2.The insect cause explained with because or so, and a conclusion.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.