What Evidence Would Decide It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on concepts behind a supporting question, aligned to Common Core standard D1.3.3-5. 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.
Circle what you would need to settle each question.
1.To answer 'did the canal decline?', what is needed?
A.The width of a barge
B.The toll table alone
C.Trade figures or worker numbers before and after
2.To answer 'how fresh was the milk?', what is needed?
A.The number of farms
B.The price of milk
C.The journey time and how long milk keeps
3.To answer 'is the 2015 history reliable?', what is needed?
A.Which sources the author used and whether they support the claim
B.The publication date
C.The author's name
4.To answer 'was the petition typical?', what is needed?
A.The date it was sent
B.The number of signatures
C.Whether other valleys petitioned too
5.To answer 'who could afford to travel?', what is needed?
A.The fares and what people earned at the time
B.The timetable only
C.The length of the line
6.To answer 'did the council keep its promises?', what is needed?
A.The polling date
B.The poster alone
C.The promises, and records of what was built afterwards
7.To answer 'was the valley better off?', what is needed?
A.The newspaper's opinion
B.Measures of both what was gained and what was lost
C.The opening date
8.To answer 'did the railway cause the workhouse admissions?', what is needed?
A.Admission numbers before and after 1846, and the reasons recorded
B.The fare in first class
C.The name of the railway company
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Answer key — What Evidence Would Decide It?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Trade figures or worker numbers before and after
2.The journey time and how long milk keeps
3.Which sources the author used and whether they support the claim
4.Whether other valleys petitioned too
5.The fares and what people earned at the time
6.The promises, and records of what was built afterwards
7.Measures of both what was gained and what was lost
8.Admission numbers before and after 1846, and the reasons recorded
Questions about What Evidence Would Decide It?
What does the What Evidence Would Decide It? worksheet cover?
It practises concepts behind a supporting question — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D1.3.3-5: Name the ideas behind a smaller question that people read in more than one way. The instruction to pupils is “Circle what you would need to settle each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Evidence Would Decide It? practise?
D1.3.3-5 — D1.3.3-5, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Identify the disciplinary concepts and ideas associated with a supporting question that are open to interpretation.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Evidence Would Decide It? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D1.3.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Evidence Would Decide It? 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 What Evidence Would Decide It? 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 What Evidence Would Decide It? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Evidence Would Decide It?, 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 D1.3.3-5?
Yes — “What Would Settle It?” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D1.3.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Evidence Would Decide It? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.3.3-5
Name the ideas behind a smaller question that people read in more than one way.
Teaching this next? What Would Settle It? is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.