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Report on a Topic is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on reporting with facts and details that support the theme, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 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.

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Report on a Topic

SL.5.4

NameDate

Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Write the opening paragraph of a report three different ways and say which works best.
  • I wrote three openings
  • I compared them
  • I chose one
  • I explained why
2.Should school start later for teenagers? Argue with evidence.
  • I stated a claim
  • I ordered my reasons
  • I supported with evidence
  • I wrote a conclusion

LessonPrint · SL.5.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Report on a Topic

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Three genuinely different openings with a reasoned choice between them.
  2. 2.A position on start times supported by the body-clock evidence.

Questions about Report on a Topic

What does the Report on a Topic worksheet cover?

It practises reporting with facts and details that support the theme — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core SL.5.4: Give a logically sequenced talk supported by facts and details. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Report on a Topic practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4 — SL.5.4, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Report on a Topic is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on SL.5.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Report on a Topic 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 Report on a Topic can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 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 Report on a Topic free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Report on a Topic, 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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.5.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.