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Finding It in a Record is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on gathering information from a source, aligned to Common Core standard D3.1.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 pupils 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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Finding It in a Record

D3.1.K-2

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

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

Newspaper Report: The Flood

A report in the town newspaper, printed two days after the flood of 1912. THE RIVER OVER ITS BANKS On Tuesday the river rose after three days of rain. Water reached the doors of the houses on Mill Row. The bridge was closed and the mill stopped for a day. Neighbours carried furniture upstairs. The council has promised to raise the river wall.

  1. 1. How long did the mill stop?
  2. 2. Had the flood finished when the report was printed?
  3. 3. Which houses did the water reach?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Museum Label: Mill Shuttle

A label beside an object in the town museum. WEAVING SHUTTLE Made of boxwood, about 1868. Used at Bridge Mill, which stood by the river. The mill employed 200 people, many of them children. Given to the museum by the Shaw family in 1954.

  1. 1. Who gave the shuttle to the museum?
  2. 2. Was Bridge Mill near water?
  3. 3. What is the shuttle made of?

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Answer key — Finding It in a Record

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. For a day. 2. Yes. It was printed two days after the river rose. 3. The houses on Mill Row.
  2. 2.1. The Shaw family. 2. Yes. The label says the mill stood by the river. 3. Boxwood.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.