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 bell was left unused for decades
Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
A."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
B."We knew by the thread."
C."I would call it arithmetic."
D."Every cue was perfect."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
People still disagree about what hope means
Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability
The owner dodged the hardest question
A."He said he would rather not say."
B."People have argued for three thousand years."
C."Rivers changed course to listen."
D."Not could not — would not."
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Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — B ("We knew by the thread.") 2. The bell was left unused for decades — A ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 3. Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly — D ("Every cue was perfect.") 4. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — C ("I would call it arithmetic.")
2.1. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — C ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 2. People still disagree about what hope means — B ("People have argued for three thousand years.") 3. Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability — D ("Not could not — would not.") 4. The owner dodged the hardest question — A ("He said he would rather not say.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.