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A Photograph and an Interview is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing what a photograph and an interview say about one event, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.6.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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A Photograph and an Interview

D2.His.6.K-2

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Read each photograph description and interview, then answer the questions.

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

The Big Snow

A photograph description and an interview about one event, both written for this worksheet. PHOTOGRAPH: Snow is piled higher than the parked cars on Elm Street. Two children are building a snowman. A sign on the school door says CLOSED. INTERVIEW with Mrs. Grant, who was 8 at the time: "The snow started at night and did not stop for two days. Our power went out, so we cooked soup in the fireplace. School was closed all week, and I missed my friends."

  1. 1. Do the photograph and the interview agree that school was closed? How do you know?
  2. 2. What can the photograph not tell you?
  3. 3. How long did the snow fall, according to Mrs. Grant?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Opening Day at the New Library

A photograph description and an interview about one event, both written for this worksheet. PHOTOGRAPH: A long line of families waits outside a new brick library. A red ribbon is stretched across the door. A banner says GRAND OPENING. INTERVIEW with Mr. Lopez, a librarian: "We gave out 300 library cards that first day. Many children had never had their own card. The old library was one small room, so the new one felt huge."

  1. 1. Do both sources show that many people came? How do you know?
  2. 2. What can the photograph not tell you?
  3. 3. What is stretched across the door in the photograph?

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Answer key — A Photograph and an Interview

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Yes. The photograph shows a CLOSED sign, and Mrs. Grant says school was closed all week. 2. How long the snow lasted or how people felt. 3. For two days.
  2. 2.1. Yes. The photograph shows a long line, and Mr. Lopez says they gave out 300 cards. 2. How many cards were given out or how the librarian felt. 3. A red ribbon.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.