Multiple Accounts is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on analysing accounts that differ by position, not accuracy, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.6. 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 pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.What is the risk of reading only one account of an event?
A.You inherit that account's blind spots
B.You learn too many facts
C.You read more slowly
2.Which account is most likely to tell you what waiting felt like?
A.The newspaper report
B.The council minutes
C.The worker's account
3.How should you use three accounts of one event?
A.Average them
B.Compare what each includes, omits and emphasises
C.Pick the longest
4.A newspaper report quotes both the union and the Chamber of Commerce. What is it doing?
A.Presenting the dispute rather than settling it
B.Agreeing with the Chamber
C.Agreeing with the union
5.An account uses "I" throughout. What does that tell you about its scope?
A.It is less reliable
B.It is limited to what one person saw and thought
C.It is more reliable
6.Which account is most likely to give you a total?
A.The newspaper report
B.The owner's account
C.The worker's account
7.A mill owner's account leaves out the wage figures. Why might that be?
A.They were not what he was arguing about
B.They are secret
C.He did not know them
8.Three accounts of one closure disagree. What is the most likely explanation?
A.Two of them are lying
B.Each is written from a different position
C.The event did not happen
LessonPrint · RI.5.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Multiple Accounts
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.You inherit that account's blind spots
2.The worker's account
3.Compare what each includes, omits and emphasises
4.Presenting the dispute rather than settling it
5.It is limited to what one person saw and thought
6.The newspaper report
7.They were not what he was arguing about
8.Each is written from a different position
Questions about Multiple Accounts
What does the Multiple Accounts worksheet cover?
It practises analysing accounts that differ by position, not accuracy — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.6: Compare several accounts of one event and the viewpoints behind them. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Multiple Accounts practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6 — RI.5.6, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Multiple Accounts is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Multiple Accounts come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Multiple Accounts can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Multiple Accounts free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Multiple Accounts, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.5.6?
Yes — “Multiple Accounts of One Event” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for RI.5.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Multiple Accounts is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.5.6
Compare several accounts of one event and the viewpoints behind them.