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Using a Local Source is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using a source to study the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.10.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Using a Local Source

D2.His.10.K-2

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Oak Street, Fifty Years Ago

A cutting from the town newspaper, kept in the library. OAK STREET GETS ITS FIRST SHOP A baker has opened on Oak Street. Before this, people walked to the Market Square for bread. The walk took half an hour each way. Mrs Hall said she was glad not to walk so far.

  1. 1. Where did people get bread before?
  2. 2. Why did the newspaper print this?
  3. 3. What kind of shop opened on Oak Street?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Library Opening Times

A notice in the window of Oak Street Library. Put up by the town council. OAK STREET LIBRARY Open Monday to Friday, 9 until 5. Open Saturday, 9 until 1. Closed on Sunday. Story time for young children is on Thursday at 3. Everybody may borrow six books.

  1. 1. Why does the library put its times in the window?
  2. 2. When is story time?
  3. 3. How many books may you borrow?

LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Using a Local Source

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. From the Market Square. 2. To tell people that a baker had opened on Oak Street. 3. A baker.
  2. 2.1. So people know when the library is open before they walk there. 2. Thursday at 3. 3. Six books.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.