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Information in Other Forms is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on summarizing information given in charts, maps and recordings, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.2. It prints 8 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.

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Information in Other Forms

SL.5.2

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1.A radio report says 214 jobs were lost when the mill closed. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.The mill created new jobs
  • B.Over two hundred people lost their jobs
  • C.Fourteen jobs were lost
2.A weather forecast on video says rain on Monday and sun from Tuesday to Friday. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.It will rain all week
  • B.Friday will be the wettest day
  • C.The week will be mostly dry
3.A pie chart shows lunches: half have a hot meal, a quarter bring packed lunch, a quarter go home. What is the main point?
  • A.Packed lunches are the most popular
  • B.Hot meals are the most popular choice
  • C.Most students go home for lunch
4.A map shows canals in blue and railways in black. Many black lines reach towns that no blue line reaches. What does the map show?
  • A.Canals reached more towns
  • B.Canals and railways never met
  • C.Railways reached places canals did not
5.An animation shows a harmless piece of a germ entering the body and cells making antibodies. What does it explain?
  • A.How to grow a virus at home
  • B.How the body learns to fight a germ
  • C.Why every germ is harmless
6.A table shows a plant's height: 2 cm in week 1, 5 cm in week 2, 9 cm in week 3. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.The plant stopped growing
  • B.The plant shrank
  • C.The plant grew more each week
7.A line graph shows a town of 8,000 people in 1960 and 5,000 in 1990. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.The population stayed the same
  • B.The population fell by 3,000
  • C.The population doubled
8.A chart shows 20 cycling accidents the year before a new lane and 8 the year after. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.Accidents rose after the lane opened
  • B.Accidents fell after the lane opened
  • C.The lane made no difference

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Answer key — Information in Other Forms

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Over two hundred people lost their jobs
  2. 2.The week will be mostly dry
  3. 3.Hot meals are the most popular choice
  4. 4.Railways reached places canals did not
  5. 5.How the body learns to fight a germ
  6. 6.The plant grew more each week
  7. 7.The population fell by 3,000
  8. 8.Accidents fell after the lane opened

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.