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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.'Was the railway worth its cost to the valley?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.What counts as progress, and for whom
  • B.The date the line opened
  • C.The length of the journey
2.'Did the county council keep its promises?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.What counts as keeping a promise
  • B.The candidate's name
  • 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.'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
5.'Was the canal company right to cut its charges?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The width of the canal
  • B.The price of coal
  • C.How a business should respond to competition
6.'Who benefited from the railway?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The fare in third class
  • B.The time of the first train
  • C.How benefits and costs should be weighed against each other
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 month it happened
  • C.The number admitted
8.'Should third class have been covered?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.What a company owes the people who can least afford its service
  • B.The number of trains
  • C.The fare difference

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Answer key — Where the Disagreement Lies

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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