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Summarize a Literary Text is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on ordering a story's key events into a summary, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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Summarize a Literary Text

RL.5.2

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to summarize a story about a spelling bee.
  • The next year he enters again and reaches the final.
  • He practices with his sister every night.
  • He loses, but cheers for the winner.
  • On the day, he freezes on an easy word.
  • Ravi enters the school spelling bee.
2.Number these to summarize a story about a lost dog.
  • His dog Biscuit runs off down the lane.
  • Tom searches the park until dark.
  • Tom fits a new latch to the gate.
  • Tom forgets to shut the backyard gate.
  • A farmer phones to say Biscuit is asleep in his barn.

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Answer key — Summarize a Literary Text

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 1, 2, 5, 3

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.