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 7 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.
Bike lanes make roads safer
The playground needs more shade
Our town needs a crossing outside the school
High taxes encourage smuggling
A.Forty children cross the main road each morning
B.Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened
C.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
D.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze
Railways were more flexible than canals
The best design does not always win
Reading aloud helps younger students
A.A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot
B.The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went
C.Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use
D.Students in the reading club improved their scores most
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Bike lanes make roads safer — B (Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened) 2. The playground needs more shade — C (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester) 3. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — A (Forty children cross the main road each morning) 4. High taxes encourage smuggling — D (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784)
2.1. Climate was not the main reason the Thames froze — B (The river stopped freezing once the old bridge went) 2. Railways were more flexible than canals — A (A railway can cross a watershed a canal cannot) 3. The best design does not always win — C (Brunel's better gauge lost to the one already in use) 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.