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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 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.Railways reached places canals did not
  • B.Canals reached more towns
  • C.Canals and railways never met
2.A podcast guest says she asked 40 shoppers and 31 had arrived on foot. What is the main finding?
  • A.Most shoppers drove
  • B.Few people went shopping
  • C.Most shoppers walked
3.A bar chart shows how 30 students get to school: walk 15, bus 9, car 6. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.The bus is the most common way
  • B.Half the students walk
  • C.Most students come by car
4.A line graph shows a town of 8,000 people in 1960 and 5,000 in 1990. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.The population doubled
  • B.The population fell by 3,000
  • C.The population stayed the same
5.A radio report says 214 jobs were lost when the mill closed. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.Over two hundred people lost their jobs
  • B.Fourteen jobs were lost
  • C.The mill created new jobs
6.A graph shows 4,000 miles of canal in use in 1830 and far fewer by 1900. What is the main point?
  • A.Canal use declined over the century
  • B.Canal use stayed steady
  • C.More canals opened after 1900
7.An animation shows a harmless piece of a germ entering the body and cells making antibodies. What does it explain?
  • A.How the body learns to fight a germ
  • B.Why every germ is harmless
  • C.How to grow a virus at home
8.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 shrank
  • B.The plant grew more each week
  • C.The plant stopped growing

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Answer key — Information in Other Forms

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Railways reached places canals did not
  2. 2.Most shoppers walked
  3. 3.Half the students walk
  4. 4.The population fell by 3,000
  5. 5.Over two hundred people lost their jobs
  6. 6.Canal use declined over the century
  7. 7.How the body learns to fight a germ
  8. 8.The plant grew more each week

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