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Varieties of English is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on recognising dialect and register differences, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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.

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Varieties of English

L.5.3

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1.You meet "circumnavigate". What do the parts tell you?
  • A.To sail around
  • B.To sail alone
  • C.To sail quickly
2.A text says a river froze, then explains three reasons. What structure is that?
  • A.Chronology
  • B.Effect then causes
  • C.Comparison
3.One text gives events in order and another compares two subjects. What differs?
  • A.Their topic
  • B.Their overall structure
  • C.Their length
4.Which pair share a root?
  • A.audible and audience
  • B.portable and portrait
  • C.beauty and beacon
5.Why is it worth knowing roots when you already have a dictionary?
  • A.You can read and understand a new word at the moment you meet it
  • B.It changes the spelling
  • C.Dictionaries are usually wrong
6.Why might two texts on one topic be structured differently?
  • A.Because one author made a mistake
  • B.Because one is longer
  • C.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
7.A text presents a claim, its evidence, then a second claim. What structure is that?
  • A.Problem and solution
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Claim and evidence
8.Which structure suits a text weighing three explanations?
  • A.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  • B.Strict chronology
  • C.Alphabetical order

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Answer key — Varieties of English

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  1. 1.To sail around
  2. 2.Effect then causes
  3. 3.Their overall structure
  4. 4.audible and audience
  5. 5.You can read and understand a new word at the moment you meet it
  6. 6.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  7. 7.Claim and evidence
  8. 8.Claim by claim, with evidence for each

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.