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

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Answer key — Questions Across the Whole Archive

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.