Question the Support is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on asking whether evidence actually supports the claim, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.3. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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.
Set 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Question the Support
SL.5.3
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.A speaker gives a percentage. Ask: "Out of how ___ people?"
Choose: many · much · more
2.Summing up a talk: "Your first claim was supported by the survey, and your ___ claim by the interview."
Choose: second · loudest · tallest
3.A speaker's example is from another country. Ask: "Does that example ___ to our town?"
Choose: sing · swim · apply
4.A speaker quotes a website. Ask: "Who ___ that website?"
Choose: eats · runs · sings
5.A speaker gives a number of visitors. Ask: "Is that number for each day or for each ___?"
Choose: color · sound · year
6.A speaker claims screen time harms sleep. Ask: "What ___ supports that claim?"
Choose: evidence · color · music
7.A speaker relies on one person's story. Ask: "Is that ___ typical?"
Choose: song · shoe · case
LessonPrint · SL.5.3 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Question the Support
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.many
2.second
3.apply
4.runs
5.year
6.evidence
7.case
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.5.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.