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Where the Disagreement Lies is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on ideas open to different interpretations, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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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Where the Disagreement Lies

D1.2.3-5

NameDate

Circle the idea that is genuinely contested.

1.'Is the 2015 history fair?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.How a historian should weigh gains against losses
  • B.The length of the book
  • C.The year it was published
2.'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
3.'Did the county council keep its promises?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The candidate's name
  • B.The polling date
  • C.What counts as keeping a promise
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.'Were the workhouse admissions caused by the railway?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The month it happened
  • B.What counts as a cause rather than a coincidence
  • C.The number admitted
6.'Should the petition have been granted?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.How far government should protect existing work
  • B.How many signed it
  • C.When it was sent
7.'Was the railway worth its cost to the valley?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The date the line opened
  • B.What counts as progress, and for whom
  • C.The length of the journey
8.'Should third class have been covered?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The number of trains
  • B.What a company owes the people who can least afford its service
  • C.The fare difference

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Answer key — Where the Disagreement Lies

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How a historian should weigh gains against losses
  2. 2.How benefits and costs should be weighed against each other
  3. 3.What counts as keeping a promise
  4. 4.How a business should respond to competition
  5. 5.What counts as a cause rather than a coincidence
  6. 6.How far government should protect existing work
  7. 7.What counts as progress, and for whom
  8. 8.What a company owes the people who can least afford its service

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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.