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Questions Across the Whole Archive is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on generating questions about several sources, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.12.3-5. 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 Across the Whole Archive

D2.His.12.3-5

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Circle the best question.

1.You have the census abstract and the emigration ledger. What is a good question?
  • A.Do the districts that lost people match those sending emigrants?
  • B.Which is longer?
  • C.Which is neater?
2.Why ask about the relation rather than reading each source alone?
  • A.The relation answers questions no single source can
  • B.It is quicker
  • C.It is the rule
3.You have the harbour return and the 1998 book. What is a good question?
  • A.Does the tonnage support the author's claim about the mills?
  • B.Which is heavier?
  • C.Which is newer?
4.You have sources from 1861 and 1891. What question does the gap raise?
  • A.What happened in the thirty years neither source covers?
  • B.Which paper lasted better?
  • C.Which is easier to read?
5.Two sources come from the same board. What question does that raise?
  • A.Do they agree because it is true, or because they share an author?
  • B.Were they printed together?
  • C.Are they the same size?
6.You have the board minute and the ledger. What is a good question?
  • A.Which is signed?
  • B.Did ending half-time work push more families to emigrate?
  • C.Which is longer?
7.You have the health table and the census. What is a good question?
  • A.Which is older?
  • B.Which has more numbers?
  • C.Did the districts that grew fastest become the least healthy?
8.You have the notice and the circular. What is a good question?
  • A.Why do the two sides choose different figures to publish?
  • B.Which is shorter?
  • C.Which is better printed?

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Answer key — Questions Across the Whole Archive

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Do the districts that lost people match those sending emigrants?
  2. 2.The relation answers questions no single source can
  3. 3.Does the tonnage support the author's claim about the mills?
  4. 4.What happened in the thirty years neither source covers?
  5. 5.Do they agree because it is true, or because they share an author?
  6. 6.Did ending half-time work push more families to emigrate?
  7. 7.Did the districts that grew fastest become the least healthy?
  8. 8.Why do the two sides choose different figures to publish?

More practice for D2.His.12.3-5

Ask questions about several sources and how they relate to an event.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.