Where the Disagreement Lies is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on ideas open to different interpretations, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D1.2.3-5. 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 students 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.
1."Is the 2015 history fair?" Which idea is contested?
A.How a historian should weigh gains against losses
B.The year it was published
C.The length of the book
2."Did the county council keep its promises?" Which idea is contested?
A.The candidate's name
B.What counts as keeping a promise
C.The polling date
3."Should the petition have been granted?" Which idea is contested?
A.When it was sent
B.How many signed it
C.How far government should protect existing work
4."Was the canal company right to cut its charges?" Which idea is contested?
A.The price of coal
B.How a business should respond to competition
C.The width of the canal
5."Was the railway worth its cost to the valley?" Which idea is contested?
A.The length of the journey
B.The date the line opened
C.What counts as progress, and for whom
6."Who benefited from the railway?" Which idea is contested?
A.The fare in third class
B.How benefits and costs should be weighed against each other
C.The time of the first train
7."Were the workhouse admissions caused by the railway?" Which idea is contested?
A.What counts as a cause rather than a coincidence
B.The number admitted
C.The month it happened
8."Should third class have been covered?" Which idea is contested?
A.The number of trains
B.The fare difference
C.What a company owes the people who can least afford its service
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Answer key — Where the Disagreement Lies
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.How a historian should weigh gains against losses
2.What counts as keeping a promise
3.How far government should protect existing work
4.How a business should respond to competition
5.What counts as progress, and for whom
6.How benefits and costs should be weighed against each other
7.What counts as a cause rather than a coincidence
8.What a company owes the people who can least afford its service
Questions about Where the Disagreement Lies
What does the Where the Disagreement Lies worksheet cover?
It practices ideas open to different interpretations — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D1.2.3-5: Name the ideas behind a big question, including ones people answer differently. The instruction to students is “Circle the idea that is genuinely contested”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Where the Disagreement Lies practice?
D1.2.3-5, under Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Identify disciplinary concepts and ideas associated with a compelling question that are open to different interpretations.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Where the Disagreement Lies is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D1.2.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Where the Disagreement Lies 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 Where the Disagreement Lies can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Where the Disagreement Lies free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Where the Disagreement Lies, 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 D1.2.3-5?
Yes — “The Part People Argue About” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D1.2.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Where the Disagreement Lies is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.2.3-5
Name the ideas behind a big question, including ones people answer differently.
Teaching this next? The Part People Argue About is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.