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 newspaper report
A trade directory
An admission register
A toll table
A.Shows how an event was described at the time
B.Shows which trades existed and in what numbers
C.Shows who fell into hardship, and the reason given
D.Shows what goods moved and what carrying them cost
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A petition
A timetable
A modern history book
An election poster
A.Shows what a group wanted and how many backed it
B.Shows how somebody later judged the whole story
C.Shows when a service ran and what it charged
D.Shows what voters were being offered
LessonPrint · D2.His.9.3-5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Each Kind of Source Shows
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A newspaper report — A (Shows how an event was described at the time) 2. A trade directory — B (Shows which trades existed and in what numbers) 3. An admission register — C (Shows who fell into hardship, and the reason given) 4. A toll table — D (Shows what goods moved and what carrying them cost)
2.1. A petition — A (Shows what a group wanted and how many backed it) 2. A timetable — C (Shows when a service ran and what it charged) 3. A modern history book — B (Shows how somebody later judged the whole story) 4. An election poster — D (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.