Questions Worth Asking About People is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on generating questions about people who shaped change, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.You want to understand the boatmen who signed the petition. What do you ask?
A.Did they like boats?
B.Were they tall?
C.What work did they do, and what did they stand to lose?
2.You want to understand the railway company. What do you ask?
A.Did they like trains?
B.Who paid for the line, and what did they expect to earn?
C.Was the engine shiny?
3.What makes a question about a group better than one about a single person?
A.It is shorter
B.It can be answered from records that count many people at once
C.It is easier
4.You want to understand the guardians who ran the workhouse. What do you ask?
A.Who chose them, and what rules did they have to follow?
B.Were they old?
C.Did they enjoy it?
5.You want to understand Sarah Hall. What do you ask?
A.What work had she done before the mill shut, and where did she go after?
B.Did she like the workhouse?
C.Was she friendly?
6.You want to understand James Okonkwo. What do you ask?
A.What colour was the poster?
B.Was he popular?
C.What did he promise, and did he deliver it once elected?
7.Why ask about people who lost as well as people who gained?
A.Losers are more interesting
B.Winners are boring
C.Otherwise the account only describes half of what happened
8.You want to understand the farmers who took to the railway. What do you ask?
A.How many cows?
B.What could they sell after 1846 that they could not sell before?
C.Did they like trains?
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Answer key — Questions Worth Asking About People
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.What work did they do, and what did they stand to lose?
2.Who paid for the line, and what did they expect to earn?
3.It can be answered from records that count many people at once
4.Who chose them, and what rules did they have to follow?
5.What work had she done before the mill shut, and where did she go after?
6.What did he promise, and did he deliver it once elected?
7.Otherwise the account only describes half of what happened
8.What could they sell after 1846 that they could not sell before?
Questions about Questions Worth Asking About People
What does the Questions Worth Asking About People worksheet cover?
It practises generating questions about people who shaped change — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.His.3.3-5: Ask questions about the people behind what changed and what stayed the same. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Questions Worth Asking About People practise?
D2.His.3.3-5 — D2.His.3.3-5, in the History domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions Worth Asking About People is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.3.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions Worth Asking About People come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Questions Worth Asking About People can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Questions Worth Asking About People free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions Worth Asking About People, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.His.3.3-5?
Yes — “Asking About the People Behind Change” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.3.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions Worth Asking About People is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.3.3-5
Ask questions about the people behind what changed and what stayed the same.