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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.

Minute of the School Board

A minute of the elected school board for the region, 1890. SCHOOL BOARD, MINUTE OF 4 MARCH 1890 Present: nine members. Absent: two. Resolved: that half-time working for children under eleven cease. Voted: six for, three against. Members against stated that families depend on the wage. The clerk to inform the mill owners.

  1. 1. How did the board vote?
  2. 2. What reason did those against give?
  3. 3. Why would some members oppose ending half-time working?
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. 1. Why might the upland district have fallen while the mill district rose?
  2. 2. Which district lost the most people?
  3. 3. Which district grew the most between 1861 and 1891?

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Answer key — Lifting the Figure You Need

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  1. 1.1. Six for and three against. 2. That families depend on the wage. 3. Because families depend on the wage the children earned.
  2. 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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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.