Which Evidence Supports What is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on matching a piece of evidence to the point it supports, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.8. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Match each point to the evidence that supports it.
Beavers help farms in a drought.
Bees are vital to farming.
The railways changed how people told time.
Seat belts save lives.
A.A third of the crops we eat need insects to pollinate them.
B.Deaths in car crashes fell after belts became law.
C.The wet ground behind their dams holds water for months.
D.By 1880, every town in Britain used London time.
2.Match each point to the evidence that supports it.
Exercise helps students learn.
Reading aloud helps young children.
The bridge was a success.
Recycling saves energy.
A.Classes who walked before lessons scored higher on tests.
B.Making a can from old cans uses far less power than from new metal.
C.Traffic across the bay doubled in its first year.
D.Children read to every day knew many more words by age five.
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Evidence Supports What
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Beavers help farms in a drought. — C (The wet ground behind their dams holds water for months.) 2. Bees are vital to farming. — A (A third of the crops we eat need insects to pollinate them.) 3. The railways changed how people told time. — D (By 1880, every town in Britain used London time.) 4. Seat belts save lives. — B (Deaths in car crashes fell after belts became law.)
2.1. Exercise helps students learn. — A (Classes who walked before lessons scored higher on tests.) 2. Reading aloud helps young children. — D (Children read to every day knew many more words by age five.) 3. The bridge was a success. — C (Traffic across the bay doubled in its first year.) 4. Recycling saves energy. — B (Making a can from old cans uses far less power than from new metal.)
Questions about Which Evidence Supports What
What does the Which Evidence Supports What worksheet cover?
It practices matching a piece of evidence to the point it supports — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core RI.4.8: Explain which reasons and evidence hold up each of the author's points. The instruction to students is “Write the letter of the match next to each one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Which Evidence Supports What practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.8 — RI.4.8, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Which Evidence Supports What is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on RI.4.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Which Evidence Supports What come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Which Evidence Supports What can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Which Evidence Supports What free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Evidence Supports What, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RI.4.8
Explain which reasons and evidence hold up each of the author's points.