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Summarize and Paraphrase is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on recording a source in your own words, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.8. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with 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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Summarize and Paraphrase

W.5.8

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Draw evidence from two information texts to compare their structures.
  • I made a claim
  • I quoted accurately
  • I compared the structures
  • I wrote a conclusion
2.Write for twenty minutes without stopping on a topic you have researched.
  • I wrote for the whole time
  • I stayed on topic
  • I used evidence
  • I wrote a conclusion

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Answer key — Summarize and Paraphrase

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Two structures compared with quoted evidence from each text.
  2. 2.Twenty minutes of sustained researched writing produced in one sitting.

Questions about Summarize and Paraphrase

What does the Summarize and Paraphrase worksheet cover?

It practices recording a source in your own words — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core W.5.8: Summarize and paraphrase from sources, and list them. The instruction to students is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Summarize and Paraphrase 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?

Summarize and Paraphrase 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 Summarize and Paraphrase 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 Summarize and Paraphrase can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Summarize and Paraphrase free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Summarize and Paraphrase, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach W.5.8?

Yes — “Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Citing” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for W.5.8, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Summarize and Paraphrase is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.5.8

Summarize and paraphrase from sources, and list them.

Teaching this next? Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Citing is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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