Who Made It, and Why is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a maker's perspective shaped a source, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.6.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with 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.
Set 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Who Made It, and Why
D2.His.6.3-5
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Look at the source, then answer the questions.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
A Modern History of the Valley
An extract from a local history book written in 2015. This is a SECONDARY work: the author was not there and is using the records.
THE COMING OF THE RAILWAY
The railway of 1846 transformed the valley within a decade.
Canal traffic fell away and wharf families lost their living.
The workhouse registers show the cost in admissions after 1846.
Yet the line also brought fresh milk to market and new work as porters.
The author argues the valley gained more than it lost, though not for everyone.
1. When was this written, and was the author there?
2. What is the author trying to do?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Canal Toll Table
A table of charges posted at the canal wharf by the canal company, 1840.
GRAND UNION CANAL: CHARGES PER TON
Coal ......................... 2 pence a mile
Stone and gravel ............. 1 penny a mile
Corn and flour ............... 3 pence a mile
Manufactured goods ........... 5 pence a mile
Barges must give way to loaded craft.
1. Who posted this table and when?
2. Why did the canal company post its charges?
LessonPrint · D2.His.6.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who Made It, and Why
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. In 2015. The author was not there and is using the records. 2. To argue that the valley gained more than it lost from the railway.
2.1. The canal company, in 1840, at the wharf. 2. So barge owners knew what each cargo would cost before loading.
More practice for D2.His.6.3-5
Describe how a source's maker shaped what the source says.
Teaching this next? The Maker Is in the Source is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.