Reasons & Evidence in Text: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 4 & 5

Students will explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support key points in an informational text (RI.4.8), and identify which reasons and evidence support which points (RI.5.8).  This includes determining the points an author makes and finding the evidence that supports the respective points.   

These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson and notes at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by a nonfiction passage (or two) and several questions.  Tips are included next to some commonly asked questions to mentor students on how to best answer them.  Use as test prep, or to teach and practice the fundamentals of determining key ideas in a text and finding supporting details.  

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THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• 4 worksheets with informational passages covering mostly science-related topics.  
• 20+ questions, with simulated standardized test questions for fourth and fifth grade
• Mix of multiple choice and short response activities  
• Unassisted version without tips 
• Digitally enabled (Easel Activities) version to assign online via Google Classroom or any LMS

INFORMATIONAL TEXT TOPICS:

• Wind Energy: Benefits & Drawbacks
• Parenting Styles in the Animal Kingdom
• Rising Sea Levels (& its implications)
• The Long Summer Recess From School: Benefits & Drawbacks

COMMON CORE DESIGNED, SIMULATED AFTER:

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) / TEKS 
• Florida FSA (same test vendor creates FAST progress monitoring assessments) 
• New York State Testing Program (NYSTP)
• Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
• Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)
• Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) 
• Ohio’s State Tests 
• North Carolina Ready End-of-Grade Assessment: ELA/Reading (NC Ready EOG) 
• Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP)
• New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)
• Virginia Standards of Learning (VA SOL)
• Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA, formerly AzM2)

USEFUL IN MANY WAYS!

All drills take 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and are fantastic for:

• Literacy lessons 
• Guided or independent practice  
• ELA test prep / reading test prep* (with test-taking strategies)
• Small group work / literacy circles / partner work 
• Reading intervention groups (RTI) / small group remediation & instruction
• Independent work / early finishers work
• Literacy center activities
• Morning work / do now / bell ringers / ELA warm-ups
• Progress monitoring/checks
• Exit slips or tickets
• Homework
• Supporting details review
• Tutoring (targeted reading skill work) 
• After-school programs / extended school days
• Learning packets for anticipated school closings / snow days
• Winter/spring/summer vacation reading packets 
• Summer school programs / summer bridge activities 
• Substitute teacher lesson plans & activities 
• Homeschool lessons 
• Absent student make up work
• *including (but not limited to) reading summative assessments such as: SBAC for California, Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Nevada & other member states, Tennessee TNReady, Massachusetts MCAS, Minnesota MCA, Maryland MCAP, Colorado CMAS, Missouri MAP, Wisconsin Forward, PARCC and more

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ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE ELA READING STANDARDS 

GRADE 4

RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

GRADE 5

RI.5.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

GRADE 4 & 5 COMMON CORE READING RESOURCES  

Each reading comprehension unit can be purchased individually, or within a savings bundle.

 ✏ denotes the level of savings

READING! GRADE 4 & 5 BUNDLE ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

Reading Comprehension I:  Core ELA Value Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Main Idea & Supporting Details - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Analyzing Characters - Literature

♥ Context Clues - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Main Idea & Details Task Card Center - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension II:  Key Ideas & Details Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Making Inferences Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Making Inferences - Literature
• Making Inferences - Informational Text

♥ Cause & Effect Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Cause & Effect - Literature
• Cause & Effect - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension III:  Craft & Structure Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Structure of Stories & Informational Text Bundle ✏ ✏

• Story & Poem Structure - Literature
• Text Structure - Informational Text

♥ Point of View Bundle ✏ ✏ 

• Point of View & Perspective of Narrators/Speakers - Literature
• Compare, Contrast & Analyze First and Secondhand Accounts - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension IV: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Illustrations & Visuals in Reading Bundle ✏ ✏

• Illustrations in Stories - Literature
• Visuals in Non-Fiction Text - Informational Text

♥ Reasons & Evidence to Support Particular Points - Informational Text

♥ Compare & Contrast Bundle ✏ ✏

• Compare & Contrast Stories - Literature
• Compare & Contrast Non-Fiction Text - Informational Text