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Lifting the Figure You Need is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on gathering relevant information from sources, aligned to Common Core standard D3.1.3-5. 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.

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Lifting the Figure You Need

D3.1.3-5

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Harbour Return of Cargo

A return of cargo landed at the harbour, submitted by the harbourmaster to the board in 1888. CARGO LANDED, YEAR ENDING 1888 Timber ............ 14,000 tons Grain ............. 22,000 tons Coal (outward) .... 31,000 tons Cotton ............ 6,500 tons Vessels entered: 412. Vessels lost at sea: 3. Dues collected: 4,180 pounds.

  1. 1. Why might coal be the largest outward cargo?
  2. 2. How much grain was landed in 1888?
  3. 3. How much coal went outward?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Medical Officer's Health Table

A table from the annual report of the district medical officer, 1889. DEATHS PER THOUSAND, BY DISTRICT Harbour district ....... 24 Mill district .......... 27 Upland district ........ 15 Marsh district ......... 19 Houses with piped water, mill district: 1 in 6. The officer recommends a piped supply for every street.

  1. 1. Why might the mill district have the highest death rate?
  2. 2. Which district had the lowest?
  3. 3. How many houses in the mill district had piped water?

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Answer key — Lifting the Figure You Need

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The region dug coal and sold it away, since 31,000 tons went outward. 2. 22,000 tons of grain. 3. 31,000 tons of coal went outward.
  2. 2.1. Only 1 house in 6 had piped water, and the officer links water to deaths. 2. The upland district, at 15 per thousand. 3. 1 house in 6 had piped water.

Questions about Lifting the Figure You Need

What does the Lifting the Figure You Need worksheet cover?

It practises gathering relevant information from sources — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D3.1.3-5: Gather what you need from several sources, choosing each for a reason. The instruction to pupils is “Look at the source, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Lifting the Figure You Need practise?

D3.1.3-5 — D3.1.3-5, in the Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Gather relevant information from multiple sources while using the origin, structure, and context to guide the selection.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Lifting the Figure You Need is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D3.1.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Lifting the Figure You Need 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 Lifting the Figure You Need 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 Lifting the Figure You Need free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Lifting the Figure You Need, 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 D3.1.3-5?

Yes — “Lifting the Figure You Need” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D3.1.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Lifting the Figure You Need is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D3.1.3-5

Gather what you need from several sources, choosing each for a reason.

Teaching this next? Lifting the Figure You Need is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.