What Each Kind of Source Shows is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how different kinds of source explain the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.9.3-5. It prints 2 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
What Each Kind of Source Shows
D2.His.9.3-5
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Draw a line from each source to what it shows.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A modern history book
An admission register
A newspaper report
A petition
A.Shows what a group wanted and how many backed it
B.Shows how somebody later judged the whole story
C.Shows who fell into hardship, and the reason given
D.Shows how an event was described at the time
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A toll table
A trade directory
A timetable
An election poster
A.Shows which trades existed and in what numbers
B.Shows what voters were being offered
C.Shows what goods moved and what carrying them cost
D.Shows when a service ran and what it charged
LessonPrint · D2.His.9.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Each Kind of Source Shows
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A modern history book — B (Shows how somebody later judged the whole story) 2. An admission register — C (Shows who fell into hardship, and the reason given) 3. A newspaper report — D (Shows how an event was described at the time) 4. A petition — A (Shows what a group wanted and how many backed it)
2.1. A toll table — C (Shows what goods moved and what carrying them cost) 2. A trade directory — A (Shows which trades existed and in what numbers) 3. A timetable — D (Shows when a service ran and what it charged) 4. An election poster — B (Shows what voters were being offered)
More practice for D2.His.9.3-5
Summarise how different kinds of source get used to explain the past.