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.
Doing one thing at a time is faster
High taxes encourage smuggling
The school day should start later
Bike lanes make roads safer
A.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
B.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
C.Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened
D.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Investment helped some mills survive
The playground needs more shade
Railways were more flexible than canals
Our town needs a crossing outside the school
A.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
B.Firms that re-equipped lasted longer
C.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
D.Forty children cross the main road each morning
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Doing one thing at a time is faster — A (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 2. High taxes encourage smuggling — D (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. Bike lanes make roads safer — C (Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened)
2.1. Investment helped some mills survive — B (Firms that re-equipped lasted longer) 2. The playground needs more shade — A (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 3. Railways were more flexible than canals — C (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot) 4. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — D (Forty children cross the main road each morning)
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.