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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.

Bin Day Notice

A card put through every door by the town council. BIN DAY IS TUESDAY Green bin: garden leaves and grass. Blue bin: paper, card and tins. Black bin: everything else. Put your bins out before 7 in the morning.

  1. 1. Why are there three different bins?
  2. 2. What goes in the green bin?
  3. 3. Which bin does paper go in?
2.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. What kind of shop opened on Oak Street?
  2. 2. Why did the newspaper print this?
  3. 3. How long was the walk?

LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Using a Local Source

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. So paper, garden leaves and everything else are kept apart. 2. Garden leaves and grass. 3. The blue bin.
  2. 2.1. A baker. 2. To tell people that a baker had opened on Oak Street. 3. Half an hour each way.

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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.