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Write From Text Evidence
Grade 5 - Writing - Building Confidence
Worksheet 1
1Which evidence best supports this written claim: The town should paint protected bike lanes near the park.
2Which sentence explains how the evidence supports the claim? Evidence: Students could measure plant growth, test soil, and record weather data.
3Which citation sentence uses text evidence accurately?
4What should come after a quote or paraphrase in text-based writing?
5Which evidence is too weak for the claim "The library should add a small makerspace."?
About this worksheet
Writing from text evidence asks fifth graders to use details from literature or informational texts to support analysis and reflection helps fifth graders make writing decisions they can explain and check for themselves. Students may drop a quote into a paragraph without explaining how it proves the point. This worksheet avoids open essay prompts and instead gives short editing, planning, and revision choices tied to one clear writing move. Students choose relevant evidence, introduce quotes, paraphrase source details, compare texts, and explain how evidence supports a claim. Support versions use familiar school topics and direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add closer choices, more specific evidence, and sentence-level tradeoffs. Ask your child to explain why the chosen sentence, source, heading, or transition works better than the others. If a choice sounds impressive but does not fit the purpose or evidence, it is not the best writing decision.
What your child will learn
Choose evidence
Introduce quotes
Paraphrase details
Explain support
Worked example
After quoting a source, the next sentence should explain how that quote supports the writer's point.
Common mistake
Using a quote but not explaining why it matters.
Helpful hint
Evidence should be introduced, used accurately, and explained.
Worksheet 1