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 bell was left unused for decades
The family let go of what nobody used
The workers noticed the warning signs at work
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
A."We knew by the thread."
B."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
C."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
D."Rivers changed course to listen."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Pandora did not open the jar at once
The church's stone was carried away and reused
The owner dodged the hardest question
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
A."He said he would rather not say."
B."She kept it for a long time."
C."They took the stone for walls and gateposts."
D."I would call it arithmetic."
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Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The bell was left unused for decades — B ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 2. The family let go of what nobody used — C ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.") 3. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — A ("We knew by the thread.") 4. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — D ("Rivers changed course to listen.")
2.1. Pandora did not open the jar at once — B ("She kept it for a long time.") 2. The church's stone was carried away and reused — C ("They took the stone for walls and gateposts.") 3. The owner dodged the hardest question — A ("He said he would rather not say.") 4. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — D ("I would call it arithmetic.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.