Evidence from Information Texts is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on quoting an information text to support a claim, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.9. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 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. 14 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 Information Texts
W.5.9
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a report weighing three explanations for something and say which you find strongest.
I gave three explanations
I weighed them
I used evidence
I wrote a conclusion
2.Write an explanation of something that is commonly misunderstood, and say what people get wrong.
I named the misunderstanding
I explained the truth
I used evidence
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.5.9 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Evidence from Information Texts
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Three explanations presented, compared, and one preferred with a reason.
2.A commonly misunderstood thing explained, with what people get wrong named.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.