Time Clue Mystery

This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they practice close reading, grammar analysis, paragraph editing, and time-based language accuracy. Learners read a short paragraph, identify incorrect uses of for and since, and then rewrite the passage correctly, strengthening their understanding of how time markers affect clarity and meaning in narrative writing.

Skills Reinforced

• Revising & Editing (Grades 4-6): Locate and correct grammar errors within a full paragraph rather than isolated sentences.
• Grammar: Time Prepositions: Apply rules for using for to show duration and since to indicate a starting point.
• Paragraph Structure Awareness: Read and revise connected sentences while maintaining coherence and flow.
• Writing for Clarity & Precision: Improve meaning by choosing accurate time expressions that match context.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA grammar and editing standards.
• Contextual Grammar Practice: Requires students to analyze how time references function across an entire passage.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Works well for grammar lessons, editing practice, assessments, or small-group instruction.
• Supports Careful Readers: Encourages attention to detail, rereading, and thoughtful revision strategies.
• Low-Prep Printable: Easy to use in both classroom and homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen grammar accuracy, editing skills, and comprehension of time-related language. By correcting and rewriting a complete paragraph, learners see how for and since influence narrative clarity and sentence meaning across a text. It’s an effective, no-prep resource for building strong revision habits and precise grammar usage in both classroom and homeschool environments.

This worksheet is part of our For vs. Since worksheets collection.