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 county should have built schools before roads.

State your position
Use the poster as evidence
Answer the other side

2.Argue whether third class carriages should have been covered.

State your position
Use the timetable as evidence
Say what it would cost

LessonPrint · D4.1.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Argue It From the Sources

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.A position on building schools before roads, using the election poster and answering the other side.
2.A position on covering third class carriages, using the timetable and weighing what the change would cost.

More practice for D4.1.3-5

Make an argument using claims and evidence from several sources.

Teaching this next? An Argument Built From Sources is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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