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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 Fourth of July Parade

A photograph description and an interview about one event, both written for this worksheet. PHOTOGRAPH: A marching band in red and white walks down Main Street. People on the sidewalk wave small American flags. A fire truck follows the band. INTERVIEW with Jamal, age 9: "It was so hot that the drummers kept stopping for water. My favorite part was the fire truck, because the firefighters threw candy. At night we watched fireworks over the lake."

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

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Answer key — A Photograph and an Interview

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Yes. The photograph shows a fire truck following the band, and Jamal talks about the fire truck. 2. How hot it was or what happened at night. 3. That it was so hot the drummers kept stopping, and that there were fireworks at night.
  2. 2.1. That the old library was one small room and many children had never had their own card. 2. A red ribbon. 3. Yes. The photograph shows a long line, and Mr. Lopez says they gave out 300 cards.

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