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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.

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Multiple Accounts

RI.5.6

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1.A mill owner's account leaves out the wage figures. Why might that be?
  • A.He did not know them
  • B.They are secret
  • C.They were not what he was arguing about
2.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
3.Why does a historian value a hostile account as well as a friendly one?
  • A.Because hostile accounts are more accurate
  • B.Because between them they cover what each leaves out
  • C.Because friendly accounts are always false
4.Which account is most likely to tell you what waiting felt like?
  • A.The worker's account
  • B.The council minutes
  • C.The newspaper report
5.Two accounts agree on a fact but differ on its meaning. Is one of them wrong?
  • A.Not necessarily — meaning depends on position
  • B.Yes, the later one
  • C.Yes, one must be
6.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
7.Which account is most likely to give you a total?
  • A.The owner's account
  • B.The worker's account
  • C.The newspaper report
8.How should you use three accounts of one event?
  • A.Compare what each includes, omits and emphasises
  • B.Pick the longest
  • C.Average them

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Answer key — Multiple Accounts

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  1. 1.They were not what he was arguing about
  2. 2.Each is written from a different position
  3. 3.Because between them they cover what each leaves out
  4. 4.The worker's account
  5. 5.Not necessarily — meaning depends on position
  6. 6.You inherit that account's blind spots
  7. 7.The newspaper report
  8. 8.Compare what each includes, omits and emphasises

More practice for RI.5.6

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.