Reading a Town Record is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using a source to study the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.10.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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Reading a Town Record

D2.His.10.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. Which houses did the water reach?
2. How long did the mill stop?
3. Why did the newspaper print this report?

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

School Log Book, 1912

A page from the head teacher's log book, kept at the school. SCHOOL LOG, NOVEMBER 1912 Monday: 84 children present, 31 absent. Tuesday: school closed. The river is over its banks. Wednesday: 46 present. Many roads still flooded. Thursday: coal has not arrived. Rooms very cold. Friday: 79 present. Work resumed as usual.

1. Why was the school closed on Tuesday?
2. Why did the head teacher keep a log?
3. How many children were present on Monday?

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Answer key — Reading a Town Record

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. The houses on Mill Row. 2. For a day. 3. To tell the town what the flood had done and what the council promised.
2.1. The river was over its banks. 2. To record how many children were present and what happened each day. 3. 84 children were present.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.