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 3 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 standard gauge is that width, and why Brunel lost.
I introduced the topic
I explained the cause
I used evidence
I wrote a conclusion
2.Should hope have stayed in the jar? Argue a position on the Pandora myth.
I stated a claim
I used the myth
I supported with evidence
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.5.2 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Structure an Explanation
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Inheritance from colliery carts, plus compatibility as the reason Brunel lost.
2.A reasoned position on the myth's ambiguous ending.
More practice for W.5.2
Write to explain, with structure, evidence, precise words and a conclusion.