Written When It Was Written is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how context shaped a writer's perspective, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.5.3-5. 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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Written When It Was Written
D2.His.5.3-5
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Draw a line from each date to what it meant for the writer.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Written in 2015, with all the records available
Written in 1846, the week the line opened
Written by somebody who had never left the valley
Written when only some men could vote
A.The writer is caught up in the excitement of the first train
B.The writer addresses ratepayers, not everybody
C.The writer measures distance in a day's walk
D.The writer can weigh the whole outcome at once
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Written in 1889, two generations later
Written in 1844, before any line was built
Written in 1847, as the workhouse filled
Written in 1850, with the directory in hand
A.The writer takes the railway entirely for granted
B.The writer can count what grew and what shrank
C.The writer sees the cost before the benefit
D.The writer can only guess at what a railway will do
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Answer key — Written When It Was Written
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Written in 2015, with all the records available — D (The writer can weigh the whole outcome at once) 2. Written in 1846, the week the line opened — A (The writer is caught up in the excitement of the first train) 3. Written by somebody who had never left the valley — C (The writer measures distance in a day's walk) 4. Written when only some men could vote — B (The writer addresses ratepayers, not everybody)
2.1. Written in 1889, two generations later — A (The writer takes the railway entirely for granted) 2. Written in 1844, before any line was built — D (The writer can only guess at what a railway will do) 3. Written in 1847, as the workhouse filled — C (The writer sees the cost before the benefit) 4. Written in 1850, with the directory in hand — B (The writer can count what grew and what shrank)
More practice for D2.His.5.3-5
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