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Evidence from a Story is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on quoting a literary text to support an analysis, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.9. 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 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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One paper per pupil

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.

Evidence from a Story

W.4.9

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

LessonPrint · W.4.9 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Evidence from a Story

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Four or more precise verbs replacing general ones, in readable prose.
  2. 2.Numbered instructions with no step assumed or missing.

More practice for W.4.9

Quote and cite a text to back up what you write about it.

Teaching this next? Using Text Evidence in Writing is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.4.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.