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 22 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.
Newspaper Report: The Railway Opens
A report in the county newspaper, printed the week the railway opened in 1846.
THE LINE IS OPEN
The first train reached the county town in one hour.
By road the same journey took most of a day.
Farmers may now send milk to the town while it is fresh.
The canal company has cut its charges in answer.
Some say the noise and smoke will spoil the valley.
1. Why did the newspaper report the opening?
2. When and where was this report printed?
LessonPrint · D2.His.6.3-5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who Made It, and Why
Set 22. 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. Because a journey that took most of a day now took one hour, which was news. 2. In the county newspaper, the week the railway opened in 1846.
More practice for D2.His.6.3-5
Describe how a source's maker shaped what the source says.
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