Argue It From the Sources is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on constructing an argument from claims and evidence, aligned to Common Core standard D4.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 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.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 14 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.

Argue It From the Sources

D4.1.3-5

NameDate

Write your answer. Use the checklist.

1.Argue whether the 1844 petition should have been granted.

State your position
Give evidence
Say who would gain and who would lose

2.Argue whether the canal company should have cut its charges.

State your position
Give evidence
Say what else it could have done

LessonPrint · D4.1.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Argue It From the Sources

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

1.A position on granting the 1844 petition, with evidence and a statement of who would gain and who would lose.
2.A position on the canal company cutting its charges, with evidence and an alternative it could have taken.

More practice for D4.1.3-5

Make an argument using claims and evidence from several sources.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.