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Why It Matters to Other People is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why a compelling question matters to others, aligned to Common Core standard D1.1.3-5. 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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Why It Matters to Other People

D1.1.3-5

NameDate

Circle the best reason for asking each question.

1.Why would 'who lost work when the railway came?' matter to others?
  • A.Because 1846 is a long time ago
  • B.Because railways are interesting
  • C.Because the answer names people whose loss is usually left out of the story
2.Why would 'what did the workhouse registers record?' matter to others?
  • A.Because registers are neat
  • B.Because 1847 was cold
  • C.Because they are often the only trace of the poorest families
3.Why would 'how many families lived by the canal?' matter to others?
  • A.Because numbers are useful
  • B.Because it measures how many people a single decision affected
  • C.Because families are large
4.Why would 'where did the milk go?' matter to others?
  • A.Because farms are muddy
  • B.Because it shows how a railway changed what farmers could sell
  • C.Because milk spoils
5.Why would 'who wrote the history and when?' matter to others?
  • A.Because a book written in 2015 is making an argument, not reporting
  • B.Because books are long
  • C.Because 2015 is recent
6.Why would 'who could afford to travel?' matter to others?
  • A.Because fares were low
  • B.Because carriages were open
  • C.Because it shows who a new service actually reached
7.Why would 'what happened to the canal company?' matter to others?
  • A.Because it shows what happens to a business overtaken by new technology
  • B.Because barges are slow
  • C.Because canals are quiet
8.Why would 'did the petition change anything?' matter to others?
  • A.Because it shows whether ordinary people could stop a powerful company
  • B.Because 84 is a large number
  • C.Because petitions are old-fashioned

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Answer key — Why It Matters to Other People

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Because the answer names people whose loss is usually left out of the story
  2. 2.Because they are often the only trace of the poorest families
  3. 3.Because it measures how many people a single decision affected
  4. 4.Because it shows how a railway changed what farmers could sell
  5. 5.Because a book written in 2015 is making an argument, not reporting
  6. 6.Because it shows who a new service actually reached
  7. 7.Because it shows what happens to a business overtaken by new technology
  8. 8.Because it shows whether ordinary people could stop a powerful company

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.