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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 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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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

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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: who did the railway serve? Write your claim.
  • Answer directly
  • Use the fares as evidence
  • Name a group left out

LessonPrint · D3.4.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Answer the Big Question

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An answer about how fast the valley changed, comparing two dates and naming the sources used.
  2. 2.An answer about who the railway served, using the fares as evidence and naming a group left out.

More practice for D3.4.3-5

Use evidence to build a claim that answers the big question.

Teaching this next? Turning Evidence Into an Answer is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.