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Is the Entry Complete? is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on spotting what a source entry is missing, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.8. 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.

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Is the Entry Complete?

W.5.8

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Bell, Iris. Inside a Volcano. 2013."
  • A.The title
  • B.The year
  • C.The publisher
2.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Diaz, Ana. Under the Glacier. Blue Lake Books."
  • A.The title
  • B.The year
  • C.The author
3.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Scott, Liam. Dune Books, 2019."
  • A.The author
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The title
4.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Baker, Tom. Hill Books, 2015."
  • A.The title
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The year
5.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Grant, Mia. Meadow Press, 2017."
  • A.The title
  • B.The year
  • C.The author
6.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Maps of the Sea. Compass Press, 2018."
  • A.The year
  • B.The author
  • C.The title
7.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Hunters of the Dark. Shadow Books, 2015."
  • A.The title
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The author
8.A source entry should give the author, the title, the publisher and the year. What is missing from this one? "Hughes, Ben. Honey Hunters. 2022."
  • A.The publisher
  • B.The title
  • C.The author

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Answer key — Is the Entry Complete?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The publisher
  2. 2.The year
  3. 3.The title
  4. 4.The title
  5. 5.The title
  6. 6.The author
  7. 7.The author
  8. 8.The publisher

Questions about Is the Entry Complete?

What does the Is the Entry Complete? worksheet cover?

It practices spotting what a source entry is missing — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core W.5.8: Summarize and paraphrase from sources, and list them. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Is the Entry Complete? practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.8 — W.5.8, under Writing for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Is the Entry Complete? is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on W.5.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Is the Entry Complete? 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 Is the Entry Complete? 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 Is the Entry Complete? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Is the Entry Complete?, 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 W.5.8

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.