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
The church's stone was carried away and reused
Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret
A."Nobody knew that but my accountant."
B."We knew by the thread."
C."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
D."They took the stone for walls and gateposts."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
The family let go of what nobody used
People still disagree about what hope means
Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability
A."The dead make none."
B."Not could not — would not."
C."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
D."People have argued for three thousand years."
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Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 5. 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 — C ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 3. The church's stone was carried away and reused — D ("They took the stone for walls and gateposts.") 4. Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret — A ("Nobody knew that but my accountant.")
2.1. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — A ("The dead make none.") 2. The family let go of what nobody used — C ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.") 3. People still disagree about what hope means — D ("People have argued for three thousand years.") 4. Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability — B ("Not could not — would not.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.