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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? "Nolan, Rory. The Old Port. Tide Press."
  • A.The publisher
  • B.The year
  • C.The title
2.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Hunters of the Dark. Shadow Books, 2015."
  • A.The title
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The author
3.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 title
  • B.The year
  • C.The author
4.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 year
  • B.The title
  • C.The publisher
5.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Diaz, Ana. Under the Glacier. Blue Lake Books."
  • A.The author
  • B.The year
  • C.The title
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 title
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The author
7.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 year
  • B.The title
  • C.The publisher
8.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019."
  • A.The publisher
  • B.The title
  • C.The author

LessonPrint · W.5.8 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Is the Entry Complete?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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