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Is the Entry Complete? is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on spotting what a source entry is missing, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.8. 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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Is the Entry Complete?

W.5.8

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Chen, Li. Mountains Rising. 2021."
  • A.The publisher
  • B.The author
  • C.The year
2.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Bell, Iris. Inside a Volcano. 2013."
  • A.The title
  • B.The year
  • C.The publisher
3.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Baker, Tom. Hill Books, 2015."
  • A.The publisher
  • B.The title
  • C.The year
4.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Webb, Nate. Lightning Strikes. 2020."
  • A.The year
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The author
5.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Nolan, Rory. The Old Port. Tide Press."
  • A.The title
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The year
6.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Hughes, Ben. Honey Hunters. 2022."
  • A.The author
  • B.The title
  • C.The publisher
7.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Maps of the Sea. Compass Press, 2018."
  • A.The year
  • B.The title
  • C.The author
8.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Hill, Adam. Walls and Forts. Tower Books."
  • A.The title
  • B.The author
  • C.The year

LessonPrint · W.5.8 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Is the Entry Complete?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The publisher
  2. 2.The publisher
  3. 3.The title
  4. 4.The publisher
  5. 5.The year
  6. 6.The publisher
  7. 7.The author
  8. 8.The year

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.