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 church's stone was carried away and reused
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
The owner dodged the hardest question
Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
A."Rivers changed course to listen."
B."They took the stone for walls and gateposts."
C."He said he would rather not say."
D."The dead make none."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
The bell was left unused for decades
Ivy regrets not looking for work sooner
Pandora did not open the jar at once
A."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
B."I would call it arithmetic."
C."I could have been looking."
D."She kept it for a long time."
LessonPrint · RL.5.1 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The church's stone was carried away and reused — B ("They took the stone for walls and gateposts.") 2. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — A ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 3. The owner dodged the hardest question — C ("He said he would rather not say.") 4. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — D ("The dead make none.")
2.1. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — B ("I would call it arithmetic.") 2. The bell was left unused for decades — A ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 3. Ivy regrets not looking for work sooner — C ("I could have been looking.") 4. Pandora did not open the jar at once — D ("She kept it for a long time.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.