Quote from an Information Text is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on quoting accurately to support a point, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
21 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Quote from an Information Text
RI.5.1
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
What Sleep Is For
Sleep is not switching off. Parts of the brain are busier asleep than awake.
Two claims are well supported. The first is that sleep consolidates memory: during deep sleep, the day's experiences are replayed and moved from short-term storage into long-term. Interrupt deep sleep and recall of the previous day drops measurably.
The second is that sleep clears waste. The spaces between brain cells widen during sleep, and fluid washes through, removing proteins that build up while awake.
A third claim — that a particular number of hours suits everybody — is not supported. Need varies with age and between individuals, and self-reported sleep is unreliable.
Teenagers are a special case. Their body clocks genuinely shift later at puberty, which is a biological fact rather than a preference, and school start times mostly ignore it.
1. Quote accurately the words the author uses to reject the third claim.
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Why the Thames Froze
Between 1309 and 1814 the Thames froze hard enough to walk on at least twenty-four times. Since 1814 it has not once.
The usual explanation is that the climate has warmed. That is part of it, and not most of it.
Old London Bridge had nineteen arches on wide stone piers. The piers took up so much of the channel that the bridge acted as a weir, slowing the water upstream almost to a standstill. Still water freezes; moving water does not.
The river was also shallower and wider then, spreading over land that has since been embanked. Shallow water loses heat faster.
Old London Bridge was demolished in 1831. The embankments were built between 1862 and 1874. The river that flows through London now is narrower, deeper and faster than the one that froze — and it would not freeze in a colder winter than any of those.
1. Quote accurately the sentence that qualifies the usual explanation.
LessonPrint · RI.5.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Quote from an Information Text
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. "is not supported".
2.1. "That is part of it, and not most of it."
Questions about Quote from an Information Text
What does the Quote from an Information Text worksheet cover?
It practises quoting accurately to support a point — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.1: Quote an information text exactly to support what you say about it. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Quote from an Information Text practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 — RI.5.1, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Quote from an Information Text is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Quote from an Information Text come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Quote from an Information Text can I print?
25 versions, of which 21 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Quote from an Information Text free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Quote from an Information Text, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.5.1?
Yes — “Quoting Accurately From a Source” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for RI.5.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Quote from an Information Text is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.5.1
Quote an information text exactly to support what you say about it.