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 6 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.
County Trade Directory
A page from a printed trade directory of the county, 1850.
TRADES OF THE VALLEY, 1850
Boat builders ................ 2
Blacksmiths .................. 7
Railway porters .............. 11
Wharf labourers .............. 4
Milliners .................... 3
Schoolmasters ................ 2
1. Why was a trade directory printed?
2. What kind of book is this and from when?
2.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. What is the author trying to do?
2. When was this written, and was the author there?
LessonPrint · D2.His.6.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who Made It, and Why
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. So people could find the trades and services available in the valley. 2. A printed trade directory of the county, from 1850.
2.1. To argue that the valley gained more than it lost from the railway. 2. In 2015. The author was not there and is using the records.
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.