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 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 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.You want to disagree with the reasoning. Say: "That does not ___ from what the text said."
2.You want to invite a challenge. Ask: "Has anyone found ___ that says otherwise?"
3.You want to sum a discussion up. Say: "___, we agree the warning failed."
4.You want to carry on the reasoning. Say: "If that is true, ___ the reef would starve."
5.Harrison, ___ was a carpenter, built four clocks.
Choose: who · which · whom
6.You want to take a role in the group. Say: "I will ___ the notes for us."
LessonPrint · SL.4.3 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Question the Reasoning
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.follow
2.evidence
3.Overall
4.then
5.who
6.take
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.4.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.