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 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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.
Railways were more flexible than canals
The best design does not always win
The school day should start later
Our town needs a crossing outside the school
A.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
B.Forty children cross the main road each morning
C.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
D.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
High taxes encourage smuggling
Reading aloud helps younger students
The playground needs more shade
Doing one thing at a time is faster
A.Students in the reading club improved their scores most
B.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
C.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
D.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Railways were more flexible than canals — A (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot) 2. The best design does not always win — C (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 3. The school day should start later — D (Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty) 4. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — B (Forty children cross the main road each morning)
2.1. High taxes encourage smuggling — D (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784) 2. Reading aloud helps younger students — A (Students in the reading club improved their scores most) 3. The playground needs more shade — C (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 4. Doing one thing at a time is faster — B (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate)
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.