Questions About Named People is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on generating questions about people who shaped change, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.3.3-5. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Why ask about the people who left as well as those who stayed?
A.Stayers are dull
B.An account of only those who remained misses half the change
C.Leavers are interesting
2.You want to understand the 5,240 incomers. What do you ask?
A.Did they speak well?
B.Where they came from, and what work drew them
C.Were they friendly?
3.You want to understand the mill owners. What do you ask?
A.Did they like cotton?
B.Were they unkind?
C.What their costs were, and what their buyers would pay
4.You want to understand the three board members who voted against. What do you ask?
A.Were they old?
B.Which districts they represented and what those families earned
C.Did they dislike school?
5.You want to understand the medical officer. What do you ask?
A.What he measured, and what power he had to act on it
B.Was he popular?
C.Did he enjoy reports?
6.Why is a question about a group often easier to answer than one about a person?
A.Records count groups, and only sometimes name individuals
B.Groups are larger
C.People are private
7.You want to understand Anna Novak, servant, aged 19. What do you ask?
A.What work was open to her here, and what she expected abroad
B.Did she like ships?
C.Was she cheerful?
8.You want to understand Thomas Reid, weaver. What do you ask?
A.Was he tall?
B.Why his passage went unpaid, and what became of him
C.Did he like weaving?
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Answer key — Questions About Named People
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An account of only those who remained misses half the change
2.Where they came from, and what work drew them
3.What their costs were, and what their buyers would pay
4.Which districts they represented and what those families earned
5.What he measured, and what power he had to act on it
6.Records count groups, and only sometimes name individuals
7.What work was open to her here, and what she expected abroad
8.Why his passage went unpaid, and what became of him
Questions about Questions About Named People
What does the Questions About Named People worksheet cover?
It practises generating questions about people who shaped change — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.His.3.3-5: Ask questions about the people behind what changed and what stayed the same. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Questions About Named People practise?
D2.His.3.3-5 — D2.His.3.3-5, in the History domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions About Named People is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.3.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions About Named People come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Questions About Named People 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 Questions About Named People free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions About Named People, 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 D2.His.3.3-5?
Yes — “Questions About Named People” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.3.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions About Named People is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.3.3-5
Ask questions about the people behind what changed and what stayed the same.
Teaching this next? Questions About Named People is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.