Information in Other Forms is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on summarizing information given in charts, maps and recordings, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.2. It prints 8 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.A survey chart shows 60% of students want a later start and 40% do not. Which summary is accurate?
A.Every student wants a later start
B.More students want a later start than not
C.Most students want an earlier start
2.A chart shows 20 cycling accidents the year before a new lane and 8 the year after. Which summary is accurate?
A.The lane made no difference
B.Accidents rose after the lane opened
C.Accidents fell after the lane opened
3.A timeline marks the Thames freezing more than twenty times before 1814 and never after. Which summary is accurate?
A.The river first froze in 1814
B.The river freezes every winter
C.The river stopped freezing after 1814
4.A radio report says 214 jobs were lost when the mill closed. Which summary is accurate?
A.Fourteen jobs were lost
B.The mill created new jobs
C.Over two hundred people lost their jobs
5.A table shows a plant's height: 2 cm in week 1, 5 cm in week 2, 9 cm in week 3. Which summary is accurate?
A.The plant stopped growing
B.The plant shrank
C.The plant grew more each week
6.An animation shows a harmless piece of a germ entering the body and cells making antibodies. What does it explain?
A.How the body learns to fight a germ
B.How to grow a virus at home
C.Why every germ is harmless
7.A pie chart shows lunches: half have a hot meal, a quarter bring packed lunch, a quarter go home. What is the main point?
A.Hot meals are the most popular choice
B.Most students go home for lunch
C.Packed lunches are the most popular
8.A graph shows 4,000 miles of canal in use in 1830 and far fewer by 1900. What is the main point?
A.Canal use stayed steady
B.Canal use declined over the century
C.More canals opened after 1900
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Answer key — Information in Other Forms
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.More students want a later start than not
2.Accidents fell after the lane opened
3.The river stopped freezing after 1814
4.Over two hundred people lost their jobs
5.The plant grew more each week
6.How the body learns to fight a germ
7.Hot meals are the most popular choice
8.Canal use declined over the century
Questions about Information in Other Forms
What does the Information in Other Forms worksheet cover?
It practices summarizing information given in charts, maps and recordings — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core SL.5.2: Summarize a text or presentation you heard or watched. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Information in Other Forms practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2 — SL.5.2, under Speaking & Listening for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Information in Other Forms is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on SL.5.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Information in Other Forms come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Information in Other Forms 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 Information in Other Forms free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Information in Other Forms, 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 SL.5.2
Summarize a text or presentation you heard or watched.