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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

NameDate

Look at the source, then answer the questions.

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

Census Page, Mill Row

A page from the town census of 1871, kept in the record office. MILL ROW, 1871 Number 3: Shaw, John, 34, weaver. Number 3: Shaw, Alice, 31, weaver. Number 3: Shaw, Emma, 11, piecer at the mill. Number 4: Doyle, Mary, 58, washerwoman. Number 5: empty.

  1. 1. What was Mary Doyle's work?
  2. 2. Did children work at the mill in 1871?
  3. 3. How old was Emma Shaw?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Letter From a Mill Worker

A letter written in 1868 by Emma Shaw's mother, kept by the family. Dear sister, We are all at the mill now, even Emma. The bell rings at half past five and we walk down Mill Row. The work is hot and the noise is very great. We are glad of the wages, but I would rather Emma were at school. Your loving sister, Alice

  1. 1. Who wrote this letter?
  2. 2. Does Alice want Emma to work at the mill?
  3. 3. What time does the bell ring?

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Answer key — Finding It in a Record

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. She was a washerwoman. 2. Yes. Emma Shaw was 11 and worked as a piecer at the mill. 3. Emma Shaw was 11.
  2. 2.1. Alice, Emma's mother. 2. No. She says she would rather Emma were at school. 3. Half past five.

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