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.
Our town needs a crossing outside the school
The best design does not always win
Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze
High taxes encourage smuggling
A.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
B.The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went
C.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
D.Forty children cross the main road each morning
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Doing one thing at a time is faster
The library should stay open on Saturdays
The school day should start later
Reading aloud helps younger students
A.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
B.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
C.Students in the reading club improved their scores most
D.Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing
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Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — D (Forty children cross the main road each morning) 2. The best design does not always win — A (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 3. Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze — B (The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went) 4. High taxes encourage smuggling — C (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784)
2.1. Doing one thing at a time is faster — B (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 2. The library should stay open on Saturdays — D (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing) 3. The school day should start later — A (Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty) 4. Reading aloud helps younger students — C (Students in the reading club improved their scores most)
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.