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Which Discipline Answers It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using disciplinary concepts on a real problem, aligned to Common Core standard D4.6.3-5. It prints 2 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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Which Discipline Answers It?

D4.6.3-5

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Draw a line from each question to the discipline it belongs to.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Should the council fund schools or roads first?
  • Why did wharf work vanish and porter work appear?
  • Whose account of 1846 should we believe?
  • Why did the line follow the valley floor?
  • A.A history question about sources and perspective
  • B.A geography question about land and routes
  • C.A civics question about public choices
  • D.An economics question about markets and labour
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Who gains and who pays when work moves?
  • Who should decide whether the line is built?
  • How did the valley get here from 1840?
  • Why do people live near the station now?
  • A.A history question about change over time
  • B.An economics question about costs and benefits
  • C.A geography question about settlement
  • D.A civics question about power and consent

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Answer key — Which Discipline Answers It?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Should the council fund schools or roads first? — C (A civics question about public choices) 2. Why did wharf work vanish and porter work appear? — D (An economics question about markets and labour) 3. Whose account of 1846 should we believe? — A (A history question about sources and perspective) 4. Why did the line follow the valley floor? — B (A geography question about land and routes)
  2. 2.1. Who gains and who pays when work moves? — B (An economics question about costs and benefits) 2. Who should decide whether the line is built? — D (A civics question about power and consent) 3. How did the valley get here from 1840? — A (A history question about change over time) 4. Why do people live near the station now? — C (A geography question about settlement)

Questions about Which Discipline Answers It?

What does the Which Discipline Answers It? worksheet cover?

It practises using disciplinary concepts on a real problem — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D4.6.3-5: Use what you have learned to explain the problems people face and the chances they make. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each question to the discipline it belongs to”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Which Discipline Answers It? practise?

D4.6.3-5 — D4.6.3-5, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain the challenges people have faced and opportunities they have created, in addressing local, regional, and global problems at various times and places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Which Discipline Answers It? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D4.6.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Which Discipline Answers It? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Which Discipline Answers 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 Which Discipline Answers It? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Which Discipline Answers 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 D4.6.3-5?

Yes — “Which Discipline Answers It?” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D4.6.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Which Discipline Answers It? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.6.3-5

Use what you have learned to explain the problems people face and the chances they make.

Teaching this next? Which Discipline Answers It? is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.