Support with Evidence is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on backing each reason with something checkable, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.1. 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 20 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.
Support with Evidence
W.5.1
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Should everybody be vaccinated where they safely can be? Argue with evidence.
I stated a claim
I ordered my reasons
I supported with evidence
I wrote a conclusion
2.Explain how a vaccine works, for a reader who knows no biology.
I introduced the topic
I defined my terms
I used evidence
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.5.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Support with Evidence
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A position supported by the threshold and chain-of-hosts evidence.
2.The mechanism explained with pathogen and antibody defined, no assumed knowledge.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.