Which Reasons Support Which Point is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on matching each point to the reason or evidence behind it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.8. 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.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Reading aloud helps younger students
The library should stay open on Saturdays
Our town needs a crossing outside the school
The playground needs more shade
A.Students left the field early on six hot days last semester
B.Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing
C.Students in the reading club improved their scores most
D.Forty children cross the main road each morning
2.Write the letter of the evidence that supports each point.
Doing one thing at a time is faster
Investment helped some mills survive
High taxes encourage smuggling
Bike lanes make roads safer
A.Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened
B.Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784
C.Firms that re-equipped lasted longer
D.In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate
LessonPrint · RI.5.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Reasons Support Which Point
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Reading aloud helps younger students — C (Students in the reading club improved their scores most) 2. The library should stay open on Saturdays — B (Saturday is its busiest day for borrowing) 3. Our town needs a crossing outside the school — D (Forty children cross the main road each morning) 4. The playground needs more shade — A (Students left the field early on six hot days last semester)
2.1. Doing one thing at a time is faster — D (In experiments, switching made people slower and less accurate) 2. Investment helped some mills survive — C (Firms that re-equipped lasted longer) 3. High taxes encourage smuggling — B (Smuggling collapsed when the tea tax was cut in 1784) 4. Bike lanes make roads safer — A (Cycling accidents fell after the new lanes opened)
Questions about Which Reasons Support Which Point
What does the Which Reasons Support Which Point worksheet cover?
It practices matching each point to the reason or evidence behind it — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RI.5.8: Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports. 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 Reasons Support Which Point practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8 — RI.5.8, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Which Reasons Support Which Point is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RI.5.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Which Reasons Support Which Point 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 Reasons Support Which Point 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 Reasons Support Which Point free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Reasons Support Which Point, 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 RI.5.8?
Yes — “Which Evidence Supports Which Point” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for RI.5.8, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Which Reasons Support Which Point is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.5.8
Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.