Which Record Would Tell You? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on choosing a source for a question, aligned to Common Core standard D1.5.K-2. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Circle the source that would answer each question.
1.You want to know how many children were at school in the flood. Which source?
A.The museum label
B.The school log book
C.The census page
2.You want to know what the mill was like to work in. Which source?
A.The market list
B.Alice's letter
C.The school log
3.You want to know what the river did in 1912. Which source?
A.The museum label
B.The newspaper flood report
C.The market list
4.You want to know why the water may go off. Which source?
A.The water notice
B.The council minutes
C.Alice's letter
5.You want to know who lived at number 3 Mill Row. Which source?
A.The census page
B.The council minutes
C.The water notice
6.You want to know when the shuttle was made. Which source?
A.The flood report
B.The museum label
C.The water notice
7.You want to know how the council voted. Which source?
A.The council minutes
B.The museum label
C.The market list
8.You want to know where the market cheese is made. Which source?
A.The market stall list
B.The school log
C.The census page
LessonPrint · D1.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Record Would Tell You?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The school log book
2.Alice's letter
3.The newspaper flood report
4.The water notice
5.The census page
6.The museum label
7.The council minutes
8.The market stall list
Questions about Which Record Would Tell You?
What does the Which Record Would Tell You? worksheet cover?
It practises choosing a source for a question — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.5.K-2: Work out what kind of source would help answer the question. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the source that would answer each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Which Record Would Tell You? practise?
D1.5.K-2 — D1.5.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Which Record Would Tell You? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.5.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Which Record Would Tell You? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Which Record Would Tell You? can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Which Record Would Tell You? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Record Would Tell You?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D1.5.K-2?
Yes — “Which Record Would Tell You?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.5.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Which Record Would Tell You? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.5.K-2
Work out what kind of source would help answer the question.
Teaching this next? Which Record Would Tell You? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.