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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.

Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Which Reasons Support Which Point

RI.5.8

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Write the letter of the match next to each one.

LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze — D (The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went) 2. Bike lanes make roads safer — C (Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened) 3. Reading aloud helps younger students — B (Students in the reading club improved their scores most) 4. The library should stay open on Saturdays — A (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing)
  2. 2.1. Doing one thing at a time is faster — D (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 2. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — C (Forty children cross the main road each morning) 3. The playground needs more shade — A (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 4. The best design does not always win — B (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use)

More practice for RI.5.8

Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.