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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 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 stopped growing
  • C.The plant grew more each week
2.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.Most students go home for lunch
  • B.Hot meals are the most popular choice
  • C.Packed lunches are the most popular
3.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 stayed the same
  • C.The population fell by 3,000
4.A chart shows 20 cycling accidents the year before a new lane and 8 the year after. Which summary is accurate?
  • A.The lane made no difference
  • B.Accidents rose after the lane opened
  • C.Accidents fell after the lane opened
5.A podcast guest says she asked 40 shoppers and 31 had arrived on foot. What is the main finding?
  • A.Few people went shopping
  • B.Most shoppers walked
  • C.Most shoppers drove
6.An animation shows a harmless piece of a germ entering the body and cells making antibodies. What does it explain?
  • A.Why every germ is harmless
  • B.How the body learns to fight a germ
  • C.How to grow a virus at home
7.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 and railways never met
  • C.Canals reached more towns
8.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.More canals opened after 1900
  • C.Canal use stayed steady

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Answer key — Information in Other Forms

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The plant grew more each week
  2. 2.Hot meals are the most popular choice
  3. 3.The population fell by 3,000
  4. 4.Accidents fell after the lane opened
  5. 5.Most shoppers walked
  6. 6.How the body learns to fight a germ
  7. 7.Railways reached places canals did not
  8. 8.Canal use declined over the century

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