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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. How long did the snow fall, according to Mrs. Grant?
  2. 2. What does the interview tell you that the photograph cannot show?
  3. 3. What sign does the photograph show on the school door?
2.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. What was Jamal's favorite part?
  2. 2. What do the people on the sidewalk wave in the photograph?
  3. 3. What does the interview tell you that the photograph cannot show?

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Answer key — A Photograph and an Interview

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. For two days. 2. That the power went out and Mrs. Grant missed her friends. 3. A sign that says CLOSED.
  2. 2.1. The fire truck, because the firefighters threw candy. 2. Small American flags. 3. That it was so hot the drummers kept stopping, and that there were fireworks at night.

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