Feeding the Big Question is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on linking supporting questions to a compelling one, aligned to Common Core standard D1.4.3-5. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each compelling question to a supporting one.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: Who bore the cost of poor trade?
Compelling: Who decided about children's work?
Compelling: What made the region grow?
Compelling: Could people escape a failing trade?
A.Supporting: Which district gained most people by 1891?
B.Supporting: What did one passage abroad cost?
C.Supporting: How much was a shilling in the pound worth?
D.Supporting: How did the school board vote in 1890?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: What did the harbour pay for?
Compelling: How long could a strike last?
Compelling: Is the 1998 account reliable?
Compelling: Why did people die younger in some districts?
A.Supporting: Which records does it cite?
B.Supporting: How much was collected in dues?
C.Supporting: What did the relief fund hold?
D.Supporting: How many houses had piped water?
LessonPrint · D1.4.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Feeding the Big Question
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Compelling: Who bore the cost of poor trade? — C (Supporting: How much was a shilling in the pound worth?) 2. Compelling: Who decided about children's work? — D (Supporting: How did the school board vote in 1890?) 3. Compelling: What made the region grow? — A (Supporting: Which district gained most people by 1891?) 4. Compelling: Could people escape a failing trade? — B (Supporting: What did one passage abroad cost?)
2.1. Compelling: What did the harbour pay for? — B (Supporting: How much was collected in dues?) 2. Compelling: How long could a strike last? — C (Supporting: What did the relief fund hold?) 3. Compelling: Is the 1998 account reliable? — A (Supporting: Which records does it cite?) 4. Compelling: Why did people die younger in some districts? — D (Supporting: How many houses had piped water?)
Questions about Feeding the Big Question
What does the Feeding the Big Question worksheet cover?
It practises linking supporting questions to a compelling one — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D1.4.3-5: Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each compelling question to a supporting one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Feeding the Big Question practise?
D1.4.3-5 — D1.4.3-5, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how supporting questions help answer compelling questions in an inquiry.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Feeding the Big Question is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D1.4.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Feeding the Big Question come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 Feeding the Big Question 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 Feeding the Big Question free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Feeding the Big Question, 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 D1.4.3-5?
Yes — “Feeding the Big Question” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D1.4.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Feeding the Big Question is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.4.3-5
Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one.
Teaching this next? Feeding the Big Question is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.