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Evidence From More Than One Place is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on drawing evidence from several sources, aligned to Common Core standard D3.3.3-5. 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.

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Evidence From More Than One Place

D3.3.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why is evidence from several sources stronger than from one?
  • A.A weakness in one source is less likely to be shared by all
  • B.Longer answers score higher
  • C.More paper is better
2.You have evidence from three sources that agree. What can you now do?
  • A.State a claim with more confidence than one source would allow
  • B.Stop looking for evidence for ever
  • C.Ignore all three
3.Question: what did the canal carry? Which source is the starting point?
  • A.The toll table, because it lists each cargo
  • B.The election poster
  • C.The newspaper report
4.Question: who could afford to travel? Which source starts you off?
  • A.The petition
  • B.The timetable, because it prints both fares
  • C.The register
5.Question: did canal work decline? Which two sources bear on it?
  • A.The trade directory and the workhouse register
  • B.The timetable and the poster
  • C.The poster and the toll table
6.Question: was the railway welcomed? Which two sources bear on it?
  • A.The register and the timetable
  • B.The toll table and the directory
  • C.The newspaper report and the petition
7.One source contradicts the other two. What should you do?
  • A.Say so, and explain why you weigh them as you do
  • B.Abandon the question
  • C.Drop the odd one silently
8.Question: what did the county still lack in 1889? Which source?
  • A.The 1840 toll table
  • B.The 1846 timetable
  • C.The election poster, because it promises what was missing

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Answer key — Evidence From More Than One Place

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  1. 1.A weakness in one source is less likely to be shared by all
  2. 2.State a claim with more confidence than one source would allow
  3. 3.The toll table, because it lists each cargo
  4. 4.The timetable, because it prints both fares
  5. 5.The trade directory and the workhouse register
  6. 6.The newspaper report and the petition
  7. 7.Say so, and explain why you weigh them as you do
  8. 8.The election poster, because it promises what was missing

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.