Returns, Ledgers and Minutes is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how different kinds of source explain the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.9.3-5. It prints 2 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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Returns, Ledgers and Minutes
D2.His.9.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each source to what it shows.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A union circular
An emigration ledger
A board minute
A medical officer's table
A.Shows what was resolved and how the vote fell
B.Shows how many died, district by district
C.Shows who left, at what cost, and what work they had
D.Shows what a group asked of its members
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A modern regional history
A census abstract
A harbour return
A notice at the works gate
A.Shows what was landed and what dues were paid
B.Shows how a later writer weighed the whole century
C.Shows how many people lived where, and when
D.Shows what an employer required and why
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Answer key — Returns, Ledgers and Minutes
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A union circular — D (Shows what a group asked of its members) 2. An emigration ledger — C (Shows who left, at what cost, and what work they had) 3. A board minute — A (Shows what was resolved and how the vote fell) 4. A medical officer's table — B (Shows how many died, district by district)
2.1. A modern regional history — B (Shows how a later writer weighed the whole century) 2. A census abstract — C (Shows how many people lived where, and when) 3. A harbour return — A (Shows what was landed and what dues were paid) 4. A notice at the works gate — D (Shows what an employer required and why)
More practice for D2.His.9.3-5
Summarise how different kinds of source get used to explain the past.
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