Made at the Time or Made Later? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on telling primary from secondary sources, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.9.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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.
A primary source was made at the time. A secondary source was made later about the past. Sort each one.
1.Sort each one: Primary or Secondary?
Sort: A documentary film about the Plains made in 2015, A historian's book about the railroads written in 1995, A map a gold miner drew in 1848, The census count of California taken in 1850
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2.Sort each one: Primary or Secondary?
Sort: A newspaper report printed in 1848 about the gold find, An encyclopedia article on the Mexican-American War, A museum sign written in 2020 explaining a mining tool, A letter a soldier wrote home in 1847
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3.Sort each one: Primary or Secondary?
Sort: A forty-niner's diary from 1849, General Order No. 3, issued in 1865, An information text written for a worksheet, A website that sums up the history of the missions
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LessonPrint · D2.His.9.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Made at the Time or Made Later?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A documentary film about the Plains made in 2015 — Secondary 2. A historian's book about the railroads written in 1995 — Secondary 3. A map a gold miner drew in 1848 — Primary 4. The census count of California taken in 1850 — Primary
2.1. A letter a soldier wrote home in 1847 — Primary 2. A museum sign written in 2020 explaining a mining tool — Secondary 3. A newspaper report printed in 1848 about the gold find — Primary 4. An encyclopedia article on the Mexican-American War — Secondary
3.1. A forty-niner's diary from 1849 — Primary 2. A website that sums up the history of the missions — Secondary 3. An information text written for a worksheet — Secondary 4. General Order No. 3, issued in 1865 — Primary
Questions about Made at the Time or Made Later?
What does the Made at the Time or Made Later? worksheet cover?
It practices telling primary from secondary sources — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.9.3-5: Summarize how different kinds of source get used to explain the past. The instruction to students is “A primary source was made at the time. A secondary source was made later about the past. Sort each one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Made at the Time or Made Later? practice?
D2.His.9.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Summarize how different kinds of historical sources are used to explain events in the past.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Made at the Time or Made Later? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.9.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Made at the Time or Made Later? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Made at the Time or Made Later? can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Made at the Time or Made Later? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Made at the Time or Made Later?, 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.
More practice for D2.His.9.3-5
Summarize how different kinds of source get used to explain the past.