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