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
The church's stone was carried away and reused
A."They took the stone for walls and gateposts."
B."Rivers changed course to listen."
C."We knew by the thread."
D."He said he would rather not say."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
People still disagree about what hope means
The family let go of what nobody used
Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
A."The dead make none."
B."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
C."I would call it arithmetic."
D."People have argued for three thousand years."
LessonPrint · RL.5.1 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — C ("We knew by the thread.") 2. The owner dodged the hardest question — D ("He said he would rather not say.") 3. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — B ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 4. The church's stone was carried away and reused — A ("They took the stone for walls and gateposts.")
2.1. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — C ("I would call it arithmetic.") 2. People still disagree about what hope means — D ("People have argued for three thousand years.") 3. The family let go of what nobody used — B ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.") 4. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — A ("The dead make none.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.