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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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
Doing one thing at a time is faster
The best design does not always win
Reading aloud helps younger students
A.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
B.Students in the reading club improved their scores most
C.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
D.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
High taxes encourage smuggling
Our town needs a crossing outside the school
The library should stay open on Saturdays
Railways were more flexible than canals
A.Forty children cross the main road each morning
B.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
C.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
D.Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The playground needs more shade — A (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 2. Doing one thing at a time is faster — C (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 3. The best design does not always win — D (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 4. Reading aloud helps younger students — B (Students in the reading club improved their scores most)
2.1. High taxes encourage smuggling — B (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784) 2. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — A (Forty children cross the main road each morning) 3. The library should stay open on Saturdays — D (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing) 4. Railways were more flexible than canals — C (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot)
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.