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.
Set 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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. Where did people get bread before?
2. How long was the walk?
3. Why did the newspaper print this?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Letter About the New Playground
A letter sent to every house on Oak Street by the town council.
Dear neighbour,
The council is building a new playground on the old car park.
Work will start in March and finish in June.
There will be swings, a slide and a climbing frame.
Come to the meeting on 3 March to tell us what you think.
From the town council
1. Why does the council want people at the meeting?
2. Name two things the playground will have.
3. When will the work finish?
LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Using a Local Source
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. From the Market Square. 2. Half an hour each way. 3. To tell people that a baker had opened on Oak Street.
2.1. To tell the council what they think about the playground. 2. Swings and a slide. 3. In June.
More practice for D2.His.10.K-2
Explain how a source helps you study the past.
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