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Excellent Here, Useless There is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on judging a source's usefulness for a topic, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.13.3-5. 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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Excellent Here, Useless There

D2.His.13.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Topic: who could not afford to leave. How useful is the ledger?
  • A.Useless: it lists only those who paid
  • B.Useful: it records a deferred, unpaid passage
  • C.Complete on its own
2.Topic: the region's trade. How useful is the harbour return?
  • A.Very useful: it lists tonnages and dues for a full year
  • B.Useless without prices
  • C.Complete on its own
3.Topic: why people moved. How useful is the same abstract?
  • A.Very useful: it explains motives
  • B.Not very useful: it counts people and records no reasons
  • C.Useless: censuses are unreliable
4.Topic: the owners' case in 1893. How useful is the union circular?
  • A.Of no use whatever
  • B.Directly useful: the owners wrote it
  • C.Useful indirectly: it quotes the profits the owners did not
5.Topic: health and housing. How useful is the medical officer's table?
  • A.Useful: it links districts, deaths and piped water
  • B.Complete on its own
  • C.Useless: it gives no causes
6.Topic: what mill hands earned. How useful is the harbour return?
  • A.Very useful: dues are wages
  • B.Of almost no use: it records cargo, not wages
  • C.Useful for the wage rate
7.Why can the same source be excellent and useless in one lesson?
  • A.Usefulness depends on the question, not on the source alone
  • B.Sources change
  • C.Some sources are always best
8.Topic: where people moved. How useful is the census abstract?
  • A.Very useful: it gives reasons
  • B.Very useful: it gives district totals for two years
  • C.Useless: it is only numbers

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Answer key — Excellent Here, Useless There

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  1. 1.Useful: it records a deferred, unpaid passage
  2. 2.Very useful: it lists tonnages and dues for a full year
  3. 3.Not very useful: it counts people and records no reasons
  4. 4.Useful indirectly: it quotes the profits the owners did not
  5. 5.Useful: it links districts, deaths and piped water
  6. 6.Of almost no use: it records cargo, not wages
  7. 7.Usefulness depends on the question, not on the source alone
  8. 8.Very useful: it gives district totals for two years

Questions about Excellent Here, Useless There

What does the Excellent Here, Useless There worksheet cover?

It practises judging a source's usefulness for a topic — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.His.13.3-5: Judge how useful a source is for a particular topic. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Excellent Here, Useless There practise?

D2.His.13.3-5 — D2.His.13.3-5, in the History domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Use information about a historical source, including the maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose to judge the extent to which the source is useful for studying a particular topic.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Excellent Here, Useless There is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.13.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Excellent Here, Useless There come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Excellent Here, Useless There can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Excellent Here, Useless There free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Excellent Here, Useless There, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.His.13.3-5?

Yes — “Excellent Here, Useless There” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.13.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Excellent Here, Useless There is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.13.3-5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.13.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.