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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 C3 Framework indicator 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 students 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.

Trash Day Notice

A card put through every door by the town council. TRASH DAY IS TUESDAY Green bin: leaves and grass from the yard. Blue bin: paper, cardboard and cans. Black bin: everything else. Put your trash cans 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 STORE 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 store opened on Oak Street?
  2. 2. Why did the newspaper print this?
  3. 3. How long was the walk?

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Answer key — Using a Local Source

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. So paper, leaves and grass, and everything else are kept apart. 2. Leaves and grass from the yard. 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.