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Use Evidence in Informational Text
Grade 5 - Reading - Building Confidence
Worksheet 1
1Which detail from "River Bridge" best supports this informational claim: The town should build the wider bridge.
2Which inference is supported by this detail: A survey shows most shop owners preferred a two-week repair.
3Which quote would be too weak to prove the main informational point in "Lighthouse Trail"?
4Why is "the clear cover helped sprouts, and shade cloth cooled plants" stronger evidence than "lettuce is a common garden plant"?
5What should a reader do before answering an informational question about "Library Robot"?
6Which detail from "Lighthouse Trail" best supports this informational claim: Hikers should choose the marsh path on windy days.
7Which inference is supported by this detail: A weather notice says gusts may reach 35 miles per hour near cliffs.
8Which quote would be too weak to prove the main informational point in "Community Mural"?
9Why is "the slower run made only one error" stronger evidence than "the robot was small"?
10What should a reader do before answering an informational question about "Community Mural"?
About this worksheet
Using evidence in informational text asks students to answer with details the author actually provides asks fifth graders to read closely, connect ideas across sentences, and choose evidence rather than a familiar-sounding answer. Students may choose an answer that sounds true from background knowledge but is not supported by the passage. This worksheet uses compact passages and source pairs so students must return to the words on the page before answering. Students quote accurately, support inferences, identify relevant details, and reject answers that cannot be proved from informational text. Support versions use more direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add closer choices, longer evidence, or a second source to compare. Ask your child to point to the line, feature, or reason that proves the answer. If a choice sounds reasonable but cannot be proved from the text, it is not the best reading answer.
What your child will learn
Quote evidence
Support inferences
Use details
Reject unsupported answers
Worked example
If the passage says bicycle use doubled, that detail can support a claim about needing wider bike space.
Common mistake
Using outside knowledge instead of evidence from the text.
Worksheet 1