Citing Text Evidence Question Bank — Grades 3-5

Finding the right answer is only half the skill — proving it from the text is the standard. This 10-page question bank pairs 8 original short passages (stories and nonfiction) with 48 questions built for Grades 3-5. Each passage is a brand-new 3-4 sentence piece — a lost library book, a science-fair volcano, a community garden, a thunderstorm at camp, a class recycling drive, a stray cat, the water cycle, and a soccer tryout — followed by six questions that pair a comprehension answer with the specific sentence or detail that proves it: 'Which sentence shows...?', 'What evidence tells you...?', 'Which detail supports...?'. Use one passage a day for close-reading practice, guided reading groups, or test-prep warm-ups, and let the full answer key make marking fast. Every answer points to a real, unambiguous piece of text in the passage, so students build the habit of backing up their thinking with evidence instead of guessing. Print-ready PDF in both US Letter and A4.