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 workers noticed the warning signs at work
The owner dodged the hardest question
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability
A."Rivers changed course to listen."
B."We knew by the thread."
C."He said he would rather not say."
D."Not could not — would not."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
The bell was left unused for decades
Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly
A."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
B."Every cue was perfect."
C."I would call it arithmetic."
D."Nobody knew that but my accountant."
LessonPrint · RL.5.1 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — B ("We knew by the thread.") 2. The owner dodged the hardest question — C ("He said he would rather not say.") 3. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — A ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 4. Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability — D ("Not could not — would not.")
2.1. Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret — D ("Nobody knew that but my accountant.") 2. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — C ("I would call it arithmetic.") 3. The bell was left unused for decades — A ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 4. Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly — B ("Every cue was perfect.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.