Following a Weighed Argument is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on ordering the moves of an argument from claim to conclusion, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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.
1.Number these to follow the argument about the library.
The town library should open on Sundays.
Some say the extra staff would cost too much.
So Sunday opening is both useful and affordable.
But volunteers have offered to help.
Many families work on weekdays and Saturdays.
2.Number these to follow the argument about the frozen Thames.
Some say a warmer climate explains it.
The old bridge's piers slowed the water upstream.
The Thames stopped freezing mainly because the river changed.
So the bridge and embankments matter more than the weather.
Yet today's river would not freeze even in a colder winter.
LessonPrint · RI.5.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Following a Weighed Argument
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 1, 5, 2, 4, 3
2.Correct order: 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
Questions about Following a Weighed Argument
What does the Following a Weighed Argument worksheet cover?
It practices ordering the moves of an argument from claim to conclusion — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.10: Read and understand harder Grade 4-5 information texts on your own. The instruction to students is “Number the boxes to show the right order”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Following a Weighed Argument practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10 — RI.5.10, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Following a Weighed Argument is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.10, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Following a Weighed Argument come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 Following a Weighed Argument can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Following a Weighed Argument free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Following a Weighed Argument, 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 RI.5.10
Read and understand harder Grade 4-5 information texts on your own.