Text evidence worksheets

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Evidence is the exact line that proves a point. Don't tell me the story says so. Show me the sentence where it says so.

Six grades, four different sets of passages: 6th to 8th grade share one. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.

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  1. 3rd grade

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    Third grade text evidence worksheets pair a full-length passage with questions that ask which sentence shows something is true. Every option is a real sentence quoted from the passage, so the task is exactly the standard: point to the line that proves it.

  2. 4th grade Core grade

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    Each click picks one of the 26 passages written for this grade. Every sheet comes with its answer key. You don't need to sign up.

    Fourth grade claims get less literal: which sentence shows a character planned ahead, or that a discovery surprised scientists. The right line still proves it directly, and one question usually flips the direction: here is a line, what does it prove?

  3. 5th grade

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    Fifth grade passages carry several claims at once, and the wrong options grow truthful and tempting: real lines about the right topic that prove the wrong thing. Choosing well means reading the claim as carefully as the passage.

  4. 6th grade

    Examples and teaching notes

    Sixth grade text evidence worksheets ask for the line that supports what a passage states and what it only implies. Every option is a real sentence from the passage, and many claims are inferences, so your child has to read the claim closely before hunting for proof.

  5. 7th grade

    Examples and teaching notes

    Seventh grade claims are broader, and the grade-7 standard asks students to cite several pieces of evidence. Questions ask which sentence proves a claim, what a quoted line proves and what a phrase turns out to mean. Wrong options are real lines about the right topic that prove something else.

  6. 8th grade

    Examples and teaching notes

    Eighth grade text evidence asks for the sentence that most strongly supports a claim, in the standard's own words. More than one option may relate to the claim, but only one proves it directly. Some questions run the skill backward: here is a line, what does it show?

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