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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.

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What Evidence Would Decide It?

D1.3.3-5

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Circle what you would need to settle each question.

1.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 name of the railway company
  • C.The fare in first class
2.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
3.To answer 'was the valley better off?', what is needed?
  • A.The opening date
  • B.The newspaper's opinion
  • C.Measures of both what was gained and what was lost
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 'did the canal decline?', what is needed?
  • A.Trade figures or worker numbers before and after
  • B.The toll table alone
  • C.The width of a barge
6.To answer 'who could afford to travel?', what is needed?
  • A.The length of the line
  • B.The fares and what people earned at the time
  • C.The timetable only
7.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
8.To answer 'how fresh was the milk?', what is needed?
  • A.The number of farms
  • B.The journey time and how long milk keeps
  • C.The price of milk

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Answer key — What Evidence Would Decide It?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Admission numbers before and after 1846, and the reasons recorded
  2. 2.Which sources the author used and whether they support the claim
  3. 3.Measures of both what was gained and what was lost
  4. 4.Whether other valleys petitioned too
  5. 5.Trade figures or worker numbers before and after
  6. 6.The fares and what people earned at the time
  7. 7.The promises, and records of what was built afterwards
  8. 8.The journey time and how long milk keeps

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.