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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.

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. How many houses in the mill district had piped water?
  2. 2. Which district had the lowest?
  3. 3. Which district had the highest deaths per thousand?
2.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. How much grain was landed in 1888?
  2. 2. Why might coal be the largest outward cargo?
  3. 3. How much coal went outward?

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Answer key — Lifting the Figure You Need

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 1 house in 6 had piped water. 2. The upland district, at 15 per thousand. 3. The mill district, at 27 per thousand.
  2. 2.1. 22,000 tons of grain. 2. The region dug coal and sold it away, since 31,000 tons went outward. 3. 31,000 tons of coal went outward.

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