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.
Vaccine coverage matters more than availability
Railways were more flexible than canals
The school day should start later
Investment helped some mills survive
A.Protection fails below a threshold of immune people
B.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
C.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
D.Firms that re-equipped lasted longer
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
The best design does not always win
Doing one thing at a time is faster
Bike lanes make roads safer
Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze
A.The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went
B.Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened
C.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
D.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
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Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Vaccine coverage matters more than availability — A (Protection fails below a threshold of immune people) 2. Railways were more flexible than canals — B (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot) 3. The school day should start later — C (Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty) 4. Investment helped some mills survive — D (Firms that re-equipped lasted longer)
2.1. The best design does not always win — D (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 2. Doing one thing at a time is faster — C (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 3. Bike lanes make roads safer — B (Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened) 4. Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze — A (The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went)
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.