Structure an Explanation is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on organising an explanation with definitions and evidence, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.2. 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 13 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.
Structure an Explanation
W.5.2
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Explain why the Thames stopped freezing. Correct the usual explanation.
I introduced the topic
I named the usual explanation
I gave the real causes
I wrote a conclusion
2.Explain why standard gauge is that width, and why Brunel lost.
I introduced the topic
I explained the cause
I used evidence
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.5.2 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Structure an Explanation
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Why the Thames stopped freezing — the bridge and the channel — correcting the usual climate explanation.
2.Inheritance from colliery carts, plus compatibility as the reason Brunel lost.
More practice for W.5.2
Write to explain, with structure, evidence, precise words and a conclusion.