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. Why might coal be the largest outward cargo?
2. How many vessels entered the harbour?
3. How much coal went outward?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Census Abstract for the Region
An abstract of the census returns for four districts, printed by the registrar in 1891.
POPULATION BY DISTRICT, 1861 AND 1891
Harbour district ....... 4,100 rising to 9,700
Mill district .......... 6,300 rising to 11,200
Upland district ........ 3,800 falling to 2,100
Marsh district ......... 1,900 falling to 1,400
Persons born outside the region, 1891: 5,240.
1. Why might the upland district have fallen while the mill district rose?
2. Which district lost the most people?
3. Which district grew the most between 1861 and 1891?
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Answer key — Lifting the Figure You Need
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The region dug coal and sold it away, since 31,000 tons went outward. 2. 412 vessels entered. 3. 31,000 tons of coal went outward.
2.1. Work was in the mill district, and the upland district had none to keep people there. 2. The upland district, falling from 3,800 to 2,100. 3. The mill district, rising from 6,300 to 11,200.
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