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.
Pandora did not open the jar at once
Ivy regrets not looking for work sooner
The bell was left unused for decades
Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers
A."She kept it for a long time."
B."I could have been looking."
C."I would call it arithmetic."
D."It hung in a barn for eighty years."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
The workers noticed the warning signs at work
The family let go of what nobody used
The owner dodged the hardest question
People still disagree about what hope means
A."People have argued for three thousand years."
B."We knew by the thread."
C."He said he would rather not say."
D."We gave away the piano because none of us could play."
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Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Pandora did not open the jar at once — A ("She kept it for a long time.") 2. Ivy regrets not looking for work sooner — B ("I could have been looking.") 3. The bell was left unused for decades — D ("It hung in a barn for eighty years.") 4. Mr. Whately sees his choice as a matter of numbers — C ("I would call it arithmetic.")
2.1. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — B ("We knew by the thread.") 2. The family let go of what nobody used — D ("We gave away the piano because none of us could play.") 3. The owner dodged the hardest question — C ("He said he would rather not say.") 4. People still disagree about what hope means — A ("People have argued for three thousand years.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.