Self-Correct in a Dense Text is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on using context to self-correct a misread look-alike word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.5.4. 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.Switching between tasks feels ___ because you are busy the whole time.
Choose: efficient · sufficient · deficient
2.The bell hung in a barn for eighty years, green with ___.
Choose: damp · dump · dame
3.The doctor said the vaccine would ___ the children from the disease.
Choose: protect · project · product
4.During deep sleep the brain ___ the day's experiences.
Choose: replays · repays · relays
5.The canal boat moved at a ___ pace of three miles an hour.
Choose: steady · study · stead
6.The retraining fund will help ___ mill workers find new jobs.
Choose: former · farmer · formal
7.Parliament ___ the argument about the gauge in 1846.
Choose: settled · saddled · startled
8.Kemi said it was not a problem to be solved. It was a ___.
Choose: decision · division · derision
LessonPrint · RF.5.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Self-Correct in a Dense Text
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.efficient
2.damp
3.protect
4.replays
5.steady
6.former
7.settled
8.decision
Questions about Self-Correct in a Dense Text
What does the Self-Correct in a Dense Text worksheet cover?
It practices using context to self-correct a misread look-alike word — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RF.5.4: Read Grade 5 text fluently and expressively, self-correcting where needed. The instruction to students is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Self-Correct in a Dense Text practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4 — RF.5.4, under Reading: Foundational Skills for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Self-Correct in a Dense Text is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RF.5.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Self-Correct in a Dense Text 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 Self-Correct in a Dense Text 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 Self-Correct in a Dense Text free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Self-Correct in a Dense Text, 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 RF.5.4
Read Grade 5 text fluently and expressively, self-correcting where needed.