Which Reasons Support Which Point is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on matching each point to the reason or evidence behind it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.8. 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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Which Reasons Support Which Point
RI.5.8
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
The playground needs more shade
Vaccine coverage matters more than availability
Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze
Railways were more flexible than canals
A.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
B.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
C.Protection fails below a threshold of immune people
D.The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Doing one thing at a time is faster
High taxes encourage smuggling
The school day should start later
The library should stay open on Saturdays
A.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
B.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
C.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
D.Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing
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Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The playground needs more shade — B (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 2. Vaccine coverage matters more than availability — C (Protection fails below a threshold of immune people) 3. Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze — D (The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went) 4. Railways were more flexible than canals — A (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot)
2.1. Doing one thing at a time is faster — C (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 2. High taxes encourage smuggling — B (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784) 3. The school day should start later — A (Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty) 4. The library should stay open on Saturdays — D (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing)
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.