Question the Reasoning is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on asking whether a conclusion follows from the evidence, aligned to Common Core standard SL.4.3. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 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.
Question the Reasoning
SL.4.3
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.Harrison, ___ was a carpenter, built four clocks.
Choose: who · which · whom
2.The ledger, ___ pages she tore out, was forty-one years old.
Choose: whose · who · that
3.You want to sum a discussion up. Say: "___, we agree the warning failed."
4.You want to take a role in the group. Say: "I will ___ the notes for us."
5.You want to carry on the reasoning. Say: "If that is true, ___ the reef would starve."
6.The clock ___ had been fast for thirty years was corrected.
Choose: that · who · whose
LessonPrint · SL.4.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Question the Reasoning
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.who
2.whose
3.Overall
4.take
5.then
6.that
Questions about Question the Reasoning
What does the Question the Reasoning worksheet cover?
It practises asking whether a conclusion follows from the evidence — 6 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core SL.4.3: Pick out a speaker's reasons and evidence for each point. The instruction to pupils is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Question the Reasoning practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.3 — SL.4.3, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Question the Reasoning is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on SL.4.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Question the Reasoning come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Question the Reasoning can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Question the Reasoning free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Question the Reasoning, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for SL.4.3
Pick out a speaker's reasons and evidence for each point.