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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.

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Questions About Named People

D2.His.3.3-5

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Circle the best question.

1.Why is a question about a group often easier to answer than one about a person?
  • A.People are private
  • B.Records count groups, and only sometimes name individuals
  • C.Groups are larger
2.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?
3.You want to understand the mill owners. What do you ask?
  • A.Did they like cotton?
  • B.What their costs were, and what their buyers would pay
  • C.Were they unkind?
4.You want to understand Anna Novak, servant, aged 19. What do you ask?
  • A.Was she cheerful?
  • B.Did she like ships?
  • C.What work was open to her here, and what she expected abroad
5.Why ask about the people who left as well as those who stayed?
  • A.An account of only those who remained misses half the change
  • B.Leavers are interesting
  • C.Stayers are dull
6.You want to understand the medical officer. What do you ask?
  • A.Did he enjoy reports?
  • B.What he measured, and what power he had to act on it
  • C.Was he popular?
7.You want to understand Thomas Reid, weaver. What do you ask?
  • A.Was he tall?
  • B.Did he like weaving?
  • C.Why his passage went unpaid, and what became of him
8.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?

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Answer key — Questions About Named People

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Records count groups, and only sometimes name individuals
  2. 2.Which districts they represented and what those families earned
  3. 3.What their costs were, and what their buyers would pay
  4. 4.What work was open to her here, and what she expected abroad
  5. 5.An account of only those who remained misses half the change
  6. 6.What he measured, and what power he had to act on it
  7. 7.Why his passage went unpaid, and what became of him
  8. 8.Where they came from, and what work drew them

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.