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 19 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.
Evidence from a Story
W.4.9
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Draw evidence from an information text to support a point about cause and effect.
I made a point
I quoted evidence
I explained the quotation
I wrote a conclusion
2.Write a paragraph using at least four precise verbs instead of general ones.
I used four precise verbs
I avoided vague verbs
It still reads well
I checked the punctuation
LessonPrint · W.4.9 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Evidence from a Story
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A causal claim supported by a quotation and an explanation of it.
2.Four or more precise verbs replacing general ones, in readable prose.
More practice for W.4.9
Quote and cite a text to back up what you write about it.