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Sort the Evidence is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on putting gathered evidence into the right category, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.8. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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.

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Sort the Evidence

W.3.8

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to show how milk becomes cheese.
  • A starter culture of bacteria is added.
  • The milk splits into curds and whey.
  • Rennet is added.
  • The curds are pressed, salted and aged.
  • The bacteria make acid from the milk sugar.
2.Number these to show a salmon's life.
  • It smells its way back upstream.
  • It lays its eggs in the gravel.
  • It swims down to the sea.
  • It lives at sea for several years.
  • The salmon hatches in river gravel.

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Answer key — Sort the Evidence

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
  2. 2.Correct order: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.