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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 15 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.
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.Is the best design always the one that wins? Argue using an example.
I stated a claim
I used an example
I supported with evidence
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · SL.5.4 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Report on a Topic
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Three genuinely different openings with a reasoned choice between them.
2.A position argued from an example such as Brunel's gauge or the canals.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.5.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.