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 best design does not always win
High taxes encourage smuggling
The school day should start later
The library should stay open on Saturdays
A.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
B.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
C.Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing
D.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
The playground needs more shade
Investment helped some mills survive
Doing one thing at a time is faster
Railways were more flexible than canals
A.Firms that re-equipped lasted longer
B.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
C.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
D.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The best design does not always win — D (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 2. High taxes encourage smuggling — A (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784) 3. The school day should start later — B (Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty) 4. The library should stay open on Saturdays — C (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing)
2.1. The playground needs more shade — C (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 2. Investment helped some mills survive — A (Firms that re-equipped lasted longer) 3. Doing one thing at a time is faster — D (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 4. Railways were more flexible than canals — B (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.