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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 family let go of what nobody used
  • The workers noticed the warning signs at work
  • Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly
  • Pandora did not open the jar at once
  • A."She kept it for a long time."
  • B."We knew by the thread."
  • C."Every cue was perfect."
  • D."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
  • Orpheus's music could move nature itself
  • Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret
  • The bell was left unused for decades
  • Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
  • A."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
  • B."Rivers changed course to listen."
  • C."Nobody knew that but my accountant."
  • D."The dead make none."

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Answer key — Quote Accurately

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The family let go of what nobody used — D ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.") 2. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — B ("We knew by the thread.") 3. Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly — C ("Every cue was perfect.") 4. Pandora did not open the jar at once — A ("She kept it for a long time.")
  2. 2.1. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — B ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 2. Mr. Whately kept his money troubles secret — C ("Nobody knew that but my accountant.") 3. The bell was left unused for decades — A ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 4. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — D ("The dead make none.")

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.