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