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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.What happened in the thirty years neither source covers?
  • B.Which paper lasted better?
  • C.Which is easier to read?
2.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?
3.You have the board minute and the ledger. What is a good question?
  • A.Which is longer?
  • B.Did ending half-time work push more families to emigrate?
  • C.Which is signed?
4.Why ask about the relation rather than reading each source alone?
  • A.It is quicker
  • B.The relation answers questions no single source can
  • C.It is the rule
5.You have the census abstract and the emigration ledger. What is a good question?
  • A.Which is longer?
  • B.Which is neater?
  • C.Do the districts that lost people match those sending emigrants?
6.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?
7.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 better printed?
  • C.Which is shorter?
8.Two sources come from the same board. What question does that raise?
  • A.Were they printed together?
  • B.Are they the same size?
  • C.Do they agree because it is true, or because they share an author?

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Answer key — Questions Across the Whole Archive

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.