Skip to content
LessonPrint

Research with Several Sources is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on building knowledge from more than one source, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.7. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 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.

Next setLesson plan

One paper per pupil

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

14 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.

Research with Several Sources

W.5.7

NameDate

Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Take notes on a text without copying a single sentence from it, then write from your notes.
  • I paraphrased everything
  • I copied nothing
  • I wrote from my notes
  • I listed my sources
2.Research two accounts of one event. Write what each includes, omits and emphasises.
  • I used two accounts
  • I noted what each omits
  • I paraphrased, not copied
  • I listed my sources

LessonPrint · W.5.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Research with Several Sources

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Notes and finished writing entirely in the writer's own words, with sources.
  2. 2.Two accounts compared on inclusion, omission and emphasis, with sources.

Questions about Research with Several Sources

What does the Research with Several Sources worksheet cover?

It practises building knowledge from more than one source — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core W.5.7: Run a research project that draws on several sources. 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 Research with Several Sources practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.7 — W.5.7, in the Writing domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Research with Several Sources is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on W.5.7, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Research with Several Sources 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 Research with Several Sources can I print?

25 versions, of which 14 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 Research with Several Sources free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Research with Several Sources, 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 W.5.7?

Yes — “Research Using Several Sources” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for W.5.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Research with Several Sources is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.5.7

Run a research project that draws on several sources.

Teaching this next? Research Using Several Sources is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

All Grade 5 worksheets

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.