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.
The family let go of what nobody used
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
The owner dodged the hardest question
The bell was left unused for decades
A."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
B."He said he would rather not say."
C."Rivers changed course to listen."
D."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret
Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
The workers noticed the warning signs at work
Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability
A."Not could not — would not."
B."The dead make none."
C."Nobody knew that but my accountant."
D."We knew by the thread."
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Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The family let go of what nobody used — A ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.") 2. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — C ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 3. The owner dodged the hardest question — B ("He said he would rather not say.") 4. The bell was left unused for decades — D ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.")
2.1. Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret — C ("Nobody knew that but my accountant.") 2. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — B ("The dead make none.") 3. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — D ("We knew by the thread.") 4. Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability — A ("Not could not — would not.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.