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 5 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.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.Is the best design always the one that wins? Argue using an example.
I stated a claim
I used an example
I supported with evidence
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.5.1 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Support with Evidence
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Why the Thames stopped freezing — the bridge and the channel — correcting the usual climate explanation.
2.A position argued from an example such as Brunel's gauge or the canals.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.