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.
Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly
People still disagree about what hope means
The bell was left unused for decades
Pandora did not open the jar at once
A."Every cue was perfect."
B."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
C."People have argued for three thousand years."
D."She kept it for a long time."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
The family let go of what nobody used
A."I would call it arithmetic."
B."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
C."Rivers changed course to listen."
D."Not could not — would not."
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Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly — A ("Every cue was perfect.") 2. People still disagree about what hope means — C ("People have argued for three thousand years.") 3. The bell was left unused for decades — B ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 4. Pandora did not open the jar at once — D ("She kept it for a long time.")
2.1. Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability — D ("Not could not — would not.") 2. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — A ("I would call it arithmetic.") 3. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — C ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 4. The family let go of what nobody used — B ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.