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Quote Accurately is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on matching each statement to the exact quotation that proves it, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.1. It prints 2 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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Quote Accurately

RL.5.1

NameDate

Write the letter of the match next to each one.

1.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
  • Orpheus's music could move nature itself
  • Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret
  • The church's stone was carried away and reused
  • Ivy regrets not looking for work sooner
  • A."Rivers changed course to listen."
  • B."They took the stone for walls and gateposts."
  • C."Nobody knew that but my accountant."
  • D."I could have been looking."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
  • Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly
  • Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
  • The bell was left unused for decades
  • Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
  • A."Every cue was perfect."
  • B."I would call it arithmetic."
  • C."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
  • D."The dead make none."

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Answer key — Quote Accurately

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — A ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 2. Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret — C ("Nobody knew that but my accountant.") 3. The church's stone was carried away and reused — B ("They took the stone for walls and gateposts.") 4. Ivy regrets not looking for work sooner — D ("I could have been looking.")
  2. 2.1. Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly — A ("Every cue was perfect.") 2. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — D ("The dead make none.") 3. The bell was left unused for decades — C ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 4. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — B ("I would call it arithmetic.")

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.