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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.

Greengrocer's Sign

A chalkboard outside the greengrocer on Oak Street. TODAY Apples, grown on Hill Farm ......... 3 coins Potatoes, grown on Hill Farm ...... 2 coins Oranges, from Spain ............... 5 coins Bananas, from far away ............ 4 coins

  1. 1. Why does the sign say where the food was grown?
  2. 2. Which two things come from Hill Farm?
  3. 3. Which costs less, apples or bananas?
2.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. What goes in the green bin?
  2. 2. Which day is trash day?
  3. 3. Which bin does paper go in?

LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Using a Local Source

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. So people know which food came from Hill Farm and which came further. 2. Apples and potatoes. 3. Apples, at 3 coins.
  2. 2.1. Leaves and grass from the yard. 2. Tuesday. 3. The blue bin.

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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.