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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.

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. What is stretched across the door in the photograph?
  2. 2. How many library cards were given out, according to Mr. Lopez?
  3. 3. What does the interview tell you that the photograph cannot show?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

The First Day in the New School

A photograph description and an interview about one event, both written for this worksheet. PHOTOGRAPH: Children with backpacks stand in front of a new school with large windows. A teacher holds a sign that says WELCOME. Some children are smiling and one is holding a parent's hand. INTERVIEW with Ms. Chen, a teacher: "The new building had a gym, which the old school never had. Some children were nervous because they did not know the halls yet. By lunch, most of them had found their way around."

  1. 1. What does the teacher's sign say in the photograph?
  2. 2. What can the photograph not tell you?
  3. 3. Do both sources suggest some children were nervous? How do you know?

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Answer key — A Photograph and an Interview

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A red ribbon. 2. 300 library cards. 3. That the old library was one small room and many children had never had their own card.
  2. 2.1. WELCOME. 2. What happened later in the day, such as at lunch. 3. Yes. One child holds a parent's hand in the photograph, and Ms. Chen says some children were nervous.

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