Answer the Big Question is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using evidence to develop a claim, aligned to Common Core standard D3.4.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with 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 10 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Answer the Big Question
D3.4.3-5
NameDate
Write your answer. Use the checklist.
1.Compelling question: how fast did the valley change? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Compare two dates
Name your sources
2.Compelling question: did anyone plan for those who lost work? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Use the register or the petition
Say what is missing from the record
LessonPrint · D3.4.3-5 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Answer the Big Question
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An answer about how fast the valley changed, comparing two dates and naming the sources used.
2.An answer about whether anyone planned for those who lost work, using the register or petition and noting what the record leaves out.
More practice for D3.4.3-5
Use evidence to build a claim that answers the big question.