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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.Three accounts of one closure disagree. What is the most likely explanation?
  • A.Each is written from a different position
  • B.The event did not happen
  • C.Two of them are lying
2.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
3.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 union
  • C.Agreeing with the Chamber
4.Two accounts agree on a fact but differ on its meaning. Is one of them wrong?
  • A.Yes, the later one
  • B.Not necessarily — meaning depends on position
  • C.Yes, one must be
5.An account uses "I" throughout. What does that tell you about its scope?
  • A.It is more reliable
  • B.It is less reliable
  • C.It is limited to what one person saw and thought
6.Why does a historian value a hostile account as well as a friendly one?
  • A.Because hostile accounts are more accurate
  • B.Because friendly accounts are always false
  • C.Because between them they cover what each leaves out
7.How should you use three accounts of one event?
  • A.Pick the longest
  • B.Average them
  • C.Compare what each includes, omits and emphasises
8.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

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Answer key — Multiple Accounts

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  1. 1.Each is written from a different position
  2. 2.They were not what he was arguing about
  3. 3.Presenting the dispute rather than settling it
  4. 4.Not necessarily — meaning depends on position
  5. 5.It is limited to what one person saw and thought
  6. 6.Because between them they cover what each leaves out
  7. 7.Compare what each includes, omits and emphasises
  8. 8.The worker's account

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