Claims, Reasons, and Evidence Sort Worksheet
📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 10 problems
Claims, Reasons, and Evidence Sort Worksheet
Grade 4 English Language Arts LearnCrux.com
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. The writer’s main opinion is the __.
2. Match the statement to its job: Students should have recess every day.
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Answer:
3. Match the statement to its job: Recess helps students return to class ready to learn.
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4. Match the statement to its job: A school survey showed students focus better after recess.
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Answer:
5. Which sentence is the strongest claim?
6. Writers use linking __ to connect their ideas.
7. Which detail is best evidence?
8. Why should a writer explain how the evidence fits the claim?
9. A strong ending often restates the __.
10. Which sentence sounds like a conclusion?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. claim
2. claim
3. reason
4. evidence
5. School gardens should be added because they teach science and responsibility.
6. words
7. The article states that reading 20 minutes a day improves vocabulary.
8. it shows why the support matters
9. claim
10. For these reasons, students should have more time to read each day.