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.
The school day should start later
The best design does not always win
High taxes encourage smuggling
The playground needs more shade
A.Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty
B.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
C.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
D.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Investment helped some mills survive
The library should stay open on Saturdays
Railways were more flexible than canals
Reading aloud helps younger students
A.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
B.Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing
C.Firms that re-equipped lasted longer
D.Students in the reading club improved their scores most
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The school day should start later — A (Teenage body clocks shift later at puberty) 2. The best design does not always win — D (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 3. High taxes encourage smuggling — C (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784) 4. The playground needs more shade — B (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester)
2.1. Investment helped some mills survive — C (Firms that re-equipped lasted longer) 2. The library should stay open on Saturdays — B (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing) 3. Railways were more flexible than canals — A (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot) 4. Reading aloud helps younger students — D (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.